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Trump sends diplomat known for candid views to Venezuela

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In this Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, file photo, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., center, listens to a question from the media as she is joined by U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., right, and his brother, former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, during a news conference, in Miami. Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, the first Cuban-American elected to Congress, is retiring at the end of her term next year, saying it's time to move on after 38 years in office. The Miami Herald first reported the retirement Sunday, April 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican, to retire, giving Dems a chance to flip the district

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, file photo, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., center, listens to a question from the media as she is joined by U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., right, and his brother, former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, during a news conference, in Miami. Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, the first Cuban-American elected to Congress, is retiring at the end of her term next year, saying it's time to move on after 38 years in office. The Miami Herald first reported the retirement Sunday, April 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, 1st Cuban-American in Congress, to retire

By TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, file photo, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., center, listens to a question from the media as she is joined by U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., right, and his brother, former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, during a news conference, in Miami. Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, the first Cuban-American elected to Congress, is retiring at the end of her term next year, saying it's time to move on after 38 years in office. The Miami Herald first reported the retirement Sunday, April 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

The Latest: Congresswoman explains why she’s retiring

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Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Obama consulting Congress is ‘like fantasy football’

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this May 13, 2014, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Marco Rubio, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen banned from Nicaragua

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican. (AP) ** FILE **

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ‘proud’ of transgender son

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In 2016, Texas Democrats couldn't find a serious challenger to take on Republican Rep. Pete Sessions in the Dallas suburbs. This year, Democrats are fielding a much more robust set of candidates, with nine already looking to take on Mr. Sessions. (Associated Press)

House Whip contest heats up amid acrimony, calls for unity

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican, has raised concerns about the U.S.' ability to conduct large-scale reconstruction efforts. (Associated Press)

Lawmakers fear a re-run of Iraq in Afghan aid effort

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Ros-Lehtinen concerned about Haiti vote delay

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Embassy Row: Sounding an alarm on Iran’s support for Syria

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‘Reprehensible’: UNESCO adds works of Che Guevara to World Register

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** FILE ** Cuba's Fidel Castro delivers a speech during the 50th anniversary of the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution on Sept. 28, 2010, in Havana. Mr. Castro said on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, that he resigned five years ago from all his official positions, including head of Cuba's Communist Party, a position he was thought still to hold. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)

U.S.-Cuba mail talks spark speculation of wider outreach

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

**FILE** A man leaves a postal office in Havana on Nov. 25, 2010. (Associated Press)

U.S., Cuban postal officials to hold landmark direct talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Sen. Charles Schumer: Immigration bill to pass Senate by July Fourth

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Embassy Row: Grave situation

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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican (Associated Press)

Florida lawmaker pushes to label North Korea as a sponsor of terrorism

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, file photo, a Libyan woman, Salwa Bugaighis, carries a wreath with a photo of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens on it as she and others gather to pay their respect to the victims of the Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate, in Benghazi, Libya. A man linked to the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi has been conditionally released by Tunisian authorities due to lack of evidence, his lawyer said Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)

Benghazi suspect’s release spurs calls to punish Tunisia 

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Former U.S. Marine Jon Hammar, who served combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, was arrested for illegally possessing an antique firearm even though he declared the gun to Mexican customs agents. He is shown here in a Mexican prison in Matamoros. (Photo courtesy of Olivia Hammar)

Ex-Marine jailed in Mexico on gun charge is back in U.S.

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times