
Franco Ordoñez
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 |
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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1 week ago |
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Franco Ordoñez
President Trump is on his way to Pittsburgh where he plans to celebrate a multi-billion dollar deal between the iconic American company, U.S. Steel, and it's Japanese rival Nippon Steel.
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2 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Tom Bowman |Franco Ordoñez
President Trump has ordered massive cuts to the White House National Security Council, sending dozens of policy experts packing on Friday, one of the officials who was let go told NPR. The official said that the dismissals were abrupt. Staffers were notified at 4:30 p.m. and asked to leave by 5 p.m. "We're all talking among ourselves," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. The cuts went deep.
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3 weeks ago |
wdiy.org | Aya Batrawy |Franco Ordoñez
Updated May 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM EDTRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump on Tuesday said he would order an end to sanctions on Syria in place since 1979, and the White House said he would briefly meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday, a dramatic about-turn in U.S. policy toward a man who until recently led a group the United States labeled a terrorist organization.
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3 weeks ago |
kvnf.org | Aya Batrawy |Franco Ordoñez
Updated May 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM MDTRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump on Tuesday said he would order an end to sanctions on Syria in place since 1979, and the White House said he would briefly meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday, a dramatic about-turn in U.S. policy toward a man who until recently led a group the United States labeled a terrorist organization.
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