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 says he does not want to extend the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran as the clock ticks down on the deadline.
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Vice President JD Vance is in Pakistan for peace talks with Iran.
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President Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Wednesday to discuss the future partnership after Trump disparaged the alliance.
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The U.S. and Iran reached a ceasefire deal on Tuesday, less than two hours before the deadline President Trump imposed for Iran to meet his demands or else face wide-scale destruction.
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President Trump has repeated threats to Iran's civilian infrastructure if a deal isn't reached by Tuesday night.
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President Trump and Israel's Prime Minister have stood shoulder to shoulder in their war on Iran — but do the two leaders have the same goals in mind?
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Here is a reminder of some of what he has said - and where the US is now. -
President Trump said the U.S. will delay military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure while it negotiates with Iran.
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President Trump weighs in on the potential for ground troops in Iran and the $200 billion his administration is seeking from Congress to pay for the war in Iran.
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President Trump said he believes he will have "the honor of taking Cuba." But what does that look like?
