Franco Ordoñez
Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and immigration, and has been a correspondent in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Haiti.
Ordoñez has received several state and national awards for his work, including the Casey Medal, the Gerald Loeb Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism. He is a two-time reporting fellow with the International Center for Journalists, and is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and the University of Georgia.
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After he was sworn in as the nation's 46th president, Joe Biden got to work signing a flurry of executive actions. Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority for the new administration.
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On his first day in office, President Biden delivered a message of unity and signed a raft of executive actions. NPR discusses the major events of Inauguration Day.
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Drawing on his campaign promise to take action from Day 1 in office, President Biden is set to sign a slew of executive orders Wednesday — including several to reverse Trump administration policies.
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When President Trump left the White House, he stopped by and spoke to reporters. He did not take any questions but he did thank the press. Trump later addressed supporters at Joint Base Andrews.
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The House of Representatives met on Wednesday to debate and vote on an article of impeachment against President Trump over inciting supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol last week.
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The House wants President Trump to resign or be removed for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol. Democrats are working to impeach him. Despite their condemnation, Trump says he did nothing wrong.
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NPR looks at how different U.S. officials, including President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President Pence, lawmakers and President Trump's staff, reacted to Wednesday's insurrection in Washington, D.C.
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While the House backs the president's higher relief direct payments, members voted to reject his veto of the defense bill. The Senate now considers overriding the veto of the defense measure.
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President Trump signed the coronavirus relief aid and government spending package after demanding last-minute changes that put the deal in limbo. Congress passed the legislation last week.
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In picking members of his Cabinet and top White House officials, President-elect Joe Biden has increasingly turned to people who worked for former President Barack Obama.
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as his defense secretary. If confirmed, Austin would be the first African American to head the Pentagon.
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Austin will bring to the Pentagon decades of military experience. He would be the first African American to lead the department.
