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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President Trump announced on social media what he called an historic agreement to disarm Hamas, but a senior Hamas official told NPR they will only disarm if Israel leaves Gaza first.
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President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's latest meeting comes as the U.S. has paused strikes in Iran as the two sides negotiate.
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President Trump says he will meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Tuesday setting up a big day of foreign policy.