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Franco Ordoñez

Washington, D.C.

Correspondent at NPR

NPR White House correspondent, child wrangler, slowing runner. Send me your tips & gripes at [email protected]. Standard caveats.

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  • 1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Franco Ordoñez |Michel Martin

    SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.

  • 1 week ago | ideastream.org | Franco Ordoñez |Michel Martin

    President Trump says he'll decide in the next two weeks whether launch military strikes against Iran. Meanwhile, the conflict is creating divisions among some of Trump's most vocal supporters.

  • 1 week ago | laist.com | Rebecca Rosman |Franco Ordoñez

    Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to say whether the United States is moving closer to a decision to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, after Iran's supreme leader warned the U.S. against an attack and rejected Trump's call to surrender.

  • 1 week ago | mprnews.org | Franco Ordoñez

    President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Iran on Tuesday, issuing a threat on social media against its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and taking credit for having "complete and total control of the skies over Iran.""We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there — We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now," Trump said in a post. That is a rhetorical step further than Trump had gone on Monday.

  • 4 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Tamara Keith |Franco Ordoñez

    Updated May 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM MDTWEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — President Trump told a crowd at the U.S. Steel plant outside of Pittsburgh on Friday that he is doubling tariffs on imported steel, making the announcement as he celebrated a multibillion dollar deal between the iconic American steelmaker and the Japanese company Nippon Steel. "We are going to be imposing a 25% increase.

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Franco Ordoñez @FrancoOrdonez
14 May 25

President Trump and the Qatar emir greet Elon Musk ahead of State Dinner at Lusail Palace. https://t.co/fVLqQXztGL

Franco Ordoñez
Franco Ordoñez @FrancoOrdonez
14 May 25

President Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince ahead of the State Dinner in historic Diriyah. https://t.co/5pAr4ZrKgv

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Franco Ordoñez @FrancoOrdonez
13 May 25

RT @SE_MiddleEast: I was honored to meet Edan Alexander today and welcome him home. After months in captivity, the world is inspired by his…