Franco Ordoñez
@francoordonez.bsky.social
NPR White House correspondent. Trying to make sense of the politics and policy at 1600 Penn Ave as well as the reverberations felt across the country & globe.
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Wonderful night in conversation with @francoordonez.bsky.social at @wonderlandbookss.bsky.social! Thank you to our amazing hosts @amyjoycewords.bsky.social and Gayle Weiswasser, and extra thanks to @c-span.bsky.social, which will air their taping soon. So many good dogs in attendence!
October 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Wonderful night in conversation with @francoordonez.bsky.social at @wonderlandbookss.bsky.social! Thank you to our amazing hosts @amyjoycewords.bsky.social and Gayle Weiswasser, and extra thanks to @c-span.bsky.social, which will air their taping soon. So many good dogs in attendence!
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As I told NPR’s Morning Edition, the new Travel Ban is part of a much broader effort — one that has seen this administration move swiftly and systematically to close LEGAL pathways and protections across the immigration system.
Link to full segment by @francoordonez.bsky.social below 👇
Link to full segment by @francoordonez.bsky.social below 👇
June 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
As I told NPR’s Morning Edition, the new Travel Ban is part of a much broader effort — one that has seen this administration move swiftly and systematically to close LEGAL pathways and protections across the immigration system.
Link to full segment by @francoordonez.bsky.social below 👇
Link to full segment by @francoordonez.bsky.social below 👇
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Went on (my first!) @npr.org Politics Podcast yesterday, to discuss w/ Asma Khalid and @francoordonez.bsky.social all things tariffs, markets whiplash, and the role billionaire Wall Street CEOs played this week:
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Trump's tariff tug of war : The NPR Politics Podcast
After days of market turmoil, President Trump walked back some tariffs on some countries, but kept a near universal 10 percent tariff in place and increased tariffs on goods from China. What's behind ...
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April 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Went on (my first!) @npr.org Politics Podcast yesterday, to discuss w/ Asma Khalid and @francoordonez.bsky.social all things tariffs, markets whiplash, and the role billionaire Wall Street CEOs played this week:
www.npr.org/2025/04/10/1...
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We spoke with business owners about how their economic conditions are evolving as the Fed tries to figure out to what extent President Trump's policies will reignite an inflation problem.
As Trump’s Tariffs Stoke Economic Uncertainty, the Fed Debates Its Next Steps
The central bank’s outreach to companies has taken on new significance as the outlook for growth and inflation gets cloudier.
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April 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We spoke with business owners about how their economic conditions are evolving as the Fed tries to figure out to what extent President Trump's policies will reignite an inflation problem.
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The war has reached a critical point. A real peace seems unlikely, but a ceasefire is possible, most experts agree. The question is whether it can be achieved without placing Ukraine in further peril.
Trump wants a quick end to the Ukraine war. That's a tall order
The war has reached a critical point. A real peace seems unlikely, but a ceasefire is possible, most experts agree. The question is whether it can be achieved without placing Ukraine in further peril.
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January 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The war has reached a critical point. A real peace seems unlikely, but a ceasefire is possible, most experts agree. The question is whether it can be achieved without placing Ukraine in further peril.
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Here are four takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing.
Takeaways From Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary said nothing that would alienate the Republican senators on the Armed Services Committee.
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January 15, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Here are four takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing.
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I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
January 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
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In the shadows of a Shiite shrine in Lebanon, we met dozens of Syrian Hezbollah fighter and their families. They're among those who fought for the regime that fell - and now have a lot to lose.
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Supporters of ousted dictator Bashar Al-Assad flee Syria
A new type of Syrian refugee is fleeing across the border into Lebanon: those who once supported dictator Bashar Al-Assad.
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January 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
In the shadows of a Shiite shrine in Lebanon, we met dozens of Syrian Hezbollah fighter and their families. They're among those who fought for the regime that fell - and now have a lot to lose.
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Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.
How Jimmy Carter's love of music helped launch his presidential campaign
Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.
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January 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.
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In response to the devastating fires raging in LA, a small restaurant in Surf City USA has become a channel for big help — from locals to people across the country — to support their neighbors up north.
A small seafood restaurant turns into a national donation hub for LA fire victims
In response to the devastating fires raging in LA, a small restaurant in Surf City USA has become a channel for big help — from locals to people across the country — to support their neighbors up nort...
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January 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
In response to the devastating fires raging in LA, a small restaurant in Surf City USA has become a channel for big help — from locals to people across the country — to support their neighbors up north.
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NPR's Scott Simon recalls a conversation he once had with the late President Jimmy Carter about the possibility of UFOs.
Opinion: When Jimmy Carter and I spoke about UFOs
NPR's Scott Simon recalls a conversation he once had with the late President Jimmy Carter about the possibility of UFOs.
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January 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
NPR's Scott Simon recalls a conversation he once had with the late President Jimmy Carter about the possibility of UFOs.
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Jack Smith resigned his post this week, according to an announcement buried in the footnote of a legal filing. @GlennThrush.bsky.social and Alan Feuer www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
Jack Smith, Who Led Prosecutions of Trump, Resigns
Mr. Smith, a special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, had signaled that he would step down before Donald J. Trump’s inauguration.
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January 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Jack Smith resigned his post this week, according to an announcement buried in the footnote of a legal filing. @GlennThrush.bsky.social and Alan Feuer www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
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apnews.com/article/trum... Special counsel Jack Smith resigns after submitting Trump report to the attorney general
Special counsel Jack Smith resigns after submitting Trump report to the attorney general
The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to move swiftly in reversing a judge’s order that had blocked the agency from releasing any part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative ...
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January 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
apnews.com/article/trum... Special counsel Jack Smith resigns after submitting Trump report to the attorney general
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Reporters covering a Chinese dissident in Europe were targeted with bomb threats. An NPR investigation later found evidence the dissident was linked to a con which included the specter of bomb threats.
Bomb threats shadowed international reporters who covered Chinese celebrity dissident
Reporters covering a Chinese dissident in Europe were accused of making bomb threats. An NPR investigation now has them wondering if it was the work of the Chinese government or someone else.
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January 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Reporters covering a Chinese dissident in Europe were targeted with bomb threats. An NPR investigation later found evidence the dissident was linked to a con which included the specter of bomb threats.
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As people around the Palisades and Eaton fires whose houses survived the blaze wait to return home, many dread a secondary threat: looting. Officials announced 22 arrests in the two evacuation zones as of Saturday morning, most of them for burglary or looting, and enacted a curfew.
Amid Evacuations for the L.A. Fires, Fears of Looting Take Hold
Residents barred from returning to their neighborhoods face a secondary threat, and the city, with painful collective memories of looting, is on guard.
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January 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
As people around the Palisades and Eaton fires whose houses survived the blaze wait to return home, many dread a secondary threat: looting. Officials announced 22 arrests in the two evacuation zones as of Saturday morning, most of them for burglary or looting, and enacted a curfew.
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@laist.com has tips from California's insurance commissioner on how to contact the state and start the claims process, and how to keep you and your loved ones from falling for scams.
Cheat Sheet: These are the steps fire victims need to take to make an insurance claim
We have tips from California's insurance commissioner on how to contact the state and start the claims process, and how to keep you and your loved ones from falling for scams.
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January 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
@laist.com has tips from California's insurance commissioner on how to contact the state and start the claims process, and how to keep you and your loved ones from falling for scams.
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Turbulence on flights is usually caused by mountains, storms or powerful jet stream currents, so it’s not surprising that rocky ranges feature prominently in a new list of flight routes that had the most turbulence in 2024.
The world’s most turbulent flights revealed | CNN
In travel news this week: misbehavior on planes, secrets of a cruise ship doctor and the flight routes that were most prone to turbulence in 2024.
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January 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Turbulence on flights is usually caused by mountains, storms or powerful jet stream currents, so it’s not surprising that rocky ranges feature prominently in a new list of flight routes that had the most turbulence in 2024.
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Mashed blood, dried squirrel, spicy fish eggs: A writer from an oppressed Hindu caste publishes a cookbook that he hopes will shatter the notion of a mostly vegetarian India.
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A Hindu cookbook writer challenges notions about Indian food
Mashed blood, dried squirrel, spicy fish eggs: A writer from an oppressed Hindu caste publishes a cookbook that he hopes will shatter the notion of a mostly vegetarian India.
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January 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Mashed blood, dried squirrel, spicy fish eggs: A writer from an oppressed Hindu caste publishes a cookbook that he hopes will shatter the notion of a mostly vegetarian India.
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The scandal of Trump’s Cabinet isn’t just their personal failings…
My new column:
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The Scandal of Trump’s Cabinet Picks Isn’t Just Their Personal Failings
The President-elect and his appointees now view their internal enemies as America’s biggest national-security threats.
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December 6, 2024 at 1:34 AM
The scandal of Trump’s Cabinet isn’t just their personal failings…
My new column:
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My new column:
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So, NPR let me do an audio postcard on my very particular trash routine in Taiwan that turned into more of a self-reflective essay on my neuroses...
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A love letter to Taiwan's meticulous — and frustrating — trash collection system
NPR's Emily Feng bids goodbye to Asia — and to Taiwan's strict trash collection system, which she unexpectedly grew to love.
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December 2, 2024 at 1:56 AM
So, NPR let me do an audio postcard on my very particular trash routine in Taiwan that turned into more of a self-reflective essay on my neuroses...
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Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic said he postponed the hearing "out of respect for the new administration," noting that a new district attorney — Nathan Hochman — had been elected. The judge said he wanted to give Hochman a chance to "weigh in." via @laistofficial.bsky.social
Judge sets January hearing for possible resentencing of Menendez brothers
Some family members say they believe the brothers were molested by their father and that it's "time for them to go home."
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November 25, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic said he postponed the hearing "out of respect for the new administration," noting that a new district attorney — Nathan Hochman — had been elected. The judge said he wanted to give Hochman a chance to "weigh in." via @laistofficial.bsky.social
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it's that great time of year — BOOKS WE LOVE from NPR is out! honored as always to have written a few blurbs here & there for some of the books that really caught my eye this year
Books We Love
Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.
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November 25, 2024 at 1:13 PM
it's that great time of year — BOOKS WE LOVE from NPR is out! honored as always to have written a few blurbs here & there for some of the books that really caught my eye this year
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"We're helping the community by helping animals," says a rescuer of a lion cub that was evacuated from Lebanon to a South African sanctuary
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Animal rescuers evacuate a lion cub from war-torn Lebanon to South Africa
The group Animals Lebanon says it rescued Sara the lion cub from abuse by a Lebanese social media influencer, kept it safe in Beirut and sent it to a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa.
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November 25, 2024 at 8:44 PM
"We're helping the community by helping animals," says a rescuer of a lion cub that was evacuated from Lebanon to a South African sanctuary
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Wohoo!
My publisher has sent over promotion for my upcoming book, and I have to say I am digging the Marimekko vibes the amazing cover artist went with.
November 23, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Wohoo!