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She was a GOP congresswoman. Her son is a transgender activist.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWASHINGTON - "All of these headlines, they've bothered me greatly," Ileana Ros-Lehtinen says. She is...
6 former members of Congress describe the moment they decided it was time to quit Capitol Hill —...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVicky Leta/Insider Insider spoke with six members of Congress about their decision to retire early....
Top DC Latino internship group names former Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen new chair
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) on Thursday announced former Rep. Ileana...
Educator, publisher and former Miami commissioner Demetrio Perez Jr. dies at 77
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoEducator, journalist and Miami politician Demetrio Perez Jr. — whose complex and complicated legacy...
GOP former members of Congress urge lawmakers to pass federal LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination legislation
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Eleven Republican former members of Congress on Tuesday in a letter to current...
Cuba used to call a Miami foe ‘big bad she-wolf.’ Now a new critic gets a sexist nickname
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months ago“To the bureaucrats of the Ideological Department of the Central Committee and its puppet Granma:...
GOOD NEWS: Eagle Pass student wins poster contest
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 8—ALPINE — Stephanie Avila is the winner of the second annual SRSU Women's Conference Poster Contest. Avila, a senior from Eagle Pass, is an Education major with an Early Childhood-6th ...
Former Lawmakers To Congress: Pass Federal LGBTQ+ Protections Now
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEleven former congressional Republicans came together to send a letter to current members of the...
A Republican mom and her transgender son open up about unconditional love and acceptance
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRodrigo Heng-Lehtinen and his mother, former GOP lawmaker Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, are out to show,...
Former House Foreign Affairs Committee chair to lobby on behalf of UNICEF USA
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe United States Fund for UNICEF (UNICEF USA) hired a new lobbying firm this week for the first...