'Errand boy': Mike Collins rips Jon Ossoff's silence on Maduro, points to Laken Riley's Venezuelan killer



Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia slammed Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia for his silence and inaction following Nicolas Maduro's capture, arguing Ossoff "sat on his hands and did nothing" when a Venezuelan illegal alien killed Laken Riley.

Collins, who is running to unseat Ossoff, criticized the Democrat for his inaction following Riley's brutal murder. Ossoff first opposed a Senate amendment similar to the Laken Riley Act in 2024 but later reversed his position to support Collins' landmark legislation, which was signed into law in 2025.

Ossoff has also refrained from weighing in on Maduro's arrest, although he never misses an opportunity to brand President Donald Trump an "authoritarian."

'Jon Ossoff doesn’t support anything unless it’s championed by radical leftists or hurts President Trump.'

"Jon Ossoff is an errand boy for Chuck Schumer who would rather ignore the capture of the ruthless dictator responsible for sending Laken Riley’s killer into our country than admit President Trump is right," Collins told Blaze News in an exclusive statement.

"His entire political agenda is to lie to Georgians about his work in D.C. and be a puppet for the California crazies and New York nutjobs. He doesn’t deliver for Georgians; he just resists."

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"When Laken Riley was killed, I made it my sole mission to ensure no family would have to live through their pain again," Collins told Blaze News. "I knocked on Democrat doors in the House and Senate to get the Laken Riley Act passed while Jon Ossoff sat on his hands and did nothing. Jon Ossoff doesn’t support anything unless it’s championed by radical leftists or hurts President Trump."

When asked why he hasn't commented on Maduro's capture, Ossoff said he needed more information about President Donald Trump's vision for Venezuela.

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“We need to understand what the president meant when he said ‘boots on the ground,’” Ossoff said in an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We need to understand what the president meant when he said the United States would run Venezuela. Congress needs that information immediately.”

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ROOKE: Democrats’ Grip On Bargaining Power Dramatically Loosens As End Of Schumer Shutdown Looms
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ROOKE: Democrats’ Grip On Bargaining Power Dramatically Loosens As End Of Schumer Shutdown Looms

'just five more votes to invoke cloture and end the debate'

Senate Democrats senselessly block GOP bill that would pay workers during government shutdown



Senate Democrats have doubled down on the government shutdown, blocking a bill that would make sure federal workers wouldn't miss any more paychecks.

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin proposed the bill on the Senate floor that would ensure service members and federal personnel who are currently working would get their paychecks during the Democrat-induced shutdown. Only three Democrats in the entire Senate joined Republicans to pay federal workers.

'They want to shut down the government.'

The bill ultimately failed, falling six votes short of the 60-vote threshold. Democratic Sens. Jon Ossoff of Georgia, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, and Raphael Warnock of Georgia bucked 45 of their colleagues and joined 51 Republicans in support of the bill.

"We've heard Democrats criticize [Johnson's] bill because it would provide pay only to those working through the shutdown," Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in a post on X. "They say they want everyone to get paid. Well, I have great news: the clean CR would pay everyone. We just need five more Democrats to support it."

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As Thune and his allies at the White House have pointed out, Democrats are the ones who have consistently voted against passing a clean continuing resolution to keep the government open. At the same time, Democrats are demanding Congress renegotiate Obamacare subsidies that aren't set to expire until the end of the year and insisting on passing their hyper-partisan $1.5 trillion spending bill.

"I'll just point out the irony in Democrats holding the government and the American public hostage over a health care system that they created," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during Thursday's briefing. "The health care system was called Obamacare. Why? Because Democrats and President Obama implemented it. And Republicans have always said it's a broken system, yes, but they caused it. And now they want to shut down the government to fix it?

"We need to open the government, and then we can have these very important conversations about health care," she continued.

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Republicans have remained consistent on the shutdown fight. Their resolution is a clean, nonpartisan funding bill that keeps spending at the same rates Democrats voted for over a dozen times in the past. Thune has even indicated he would be willing to give Democrats a vote on the Obamacare subsidies so long as they vote to open the government.

Even still, just three Democrats have mustered up the courage to consistently vote with Republicans to reopen the government.

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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Senate Hopeful Torches Vulnerable Dem Opponent For Keeping Government Closed
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Senate Hopeful Torches Vulnerable Dem Opponent For Keeping Government Closed

Republican Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter rolled out a new ad on Friday torching Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff for repeatedly voting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to shut down the government, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. Carter’s ad blames Ossoff for roughly 1.3 million active-duty service members likely missing their next paycheck […]

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'touting a significant fundraising haul'

Democrat Appears To Ignore Facts To Blame Trump For Rural Constituents Losing Health Services

Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff’s claim that recent GOP Medicaid reforms are responsible for a rural Georgia hospital reducing services appears to ignore key facts. St. Mary’s Healthcare System announced on Sept. 11 that it would be discontinuing labor and delivery services at the Lavonia, Ga.-based St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital. Ossoff — widely viewed […]

Vulnerable Dem Sen Took Credit For Trump-Signed Vets Law. The Bill’s Sponsor Says He Played No Role.

Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff is under fire after taking a victory lap for allegedly spearheading veterans assistance legislation, which the bill’s sole sponsor says the Georgia Democrat had no role in drafting or helping clear the upper chamber. Ossoff, the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent seeking reelection in 2026, has taken credit for H.R. 1815, a […]

3 Senate races that could flip the balance of power: 'This is a wake-up call'



With the 2026 primaries fast approaching, there are three U.S. Senate seats onlookers should keep an eye on.

Republicans are currently enjoying a supermajority after sweeping the 2024 elections, controlling the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate.

The freshman senator narrowly won his seat in 2020 by just one point.

After November, Republicans flipped four seats: Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Montana. These victories flipped the Senate and put Republicans in a comfortable 53-seat majority while Democrats fell back to just 47 seats.

Although the GOP has a healthy majority, there are some more potential pick-up opportunities — and losses — for Republicans going into next year's primaries.

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One of the most contentious Senate races will be for Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff's seat in Georgia. Several prominent challengers have emerged in recent months, most notably with Republican Rep. Mike Collins throwing his hat in the race back in July. Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has also been floated as a potential candidate, but she has not formally moved to run for the seat.

The freshman senator narrowly won his seat in 2020 by just one point against Republican incumbent Sen. David Perdue. Given this razor-thin margin, Republicans have set their sights on taking back Ossoff's seat, and early polling suggests it's within reach.

The Cook Political Report currently rates Ossoff's seat as a toss-up, and some polls mirror this rating. In a hypothetical race between Ossoff and Collins, the Democratic incumbent has polled with an average three-point advantage, according to RealClearPolitics. Another recent poll shows Collins trailing Ossoff by just one point, according to findings from TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics.

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Another pick-up opportunity for Republicans emerged in Michigan after Democratic Sen. Gary Peters announced his retirement in January. Several Democratic candidates, like Rep. Haley Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, have since launched their own campaign bids, but the future nominee will inevitably have to put up a fight against Republican challengers.

Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers is considered the frontrunner among the GOP candidates in the Michigan Senate race. Rogers previously ran and narrowly lost against Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin in 2024, but he has since relaunched his Senate campaign with the hopes of flipping the swing-state seat.

Slotkin managed to defeat Rogers by just 0.3% in November, signaling the support behind the Republican challenger. Earlier in the year, Rogers was polling several points ahead of his Democratic counterparts, and Cook Political Report has rated the Senate seat a toss-up.

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Although Republicans are poised to potentially flip some seats, there may be some warning signs in the Midwest.

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst (Iowa) reportedly will not seek re-election in 2026, leaving a vacancy in the deep-red state. The Cook Political Report has rated the seat as leaning Republican, and the GOP has maintained a prominent presence in Iowa at both the local and national level.

Despite the success Republicans have enjoyed in the Hawkeye State, Democrats have begun to secure their own electoral victories. Most recently, Democrat Catelin Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch for an open state Senate seat, flipping the GOP's supermajority for the first time in three years.

Steve Deace, a native Iowan and host of "The Steve Deace Show" on BlazeTV, told Blaze News that this swing in favor of Democrats is taking place because Iowans are not energized by any Republican candidates they have to choose from.

"There are danger signs, because if it can happen in Woodbury County, Iowa, this can happen anywhere in America," Deace said.

"Our people are just not motivated, by and large, to vote for the Republican Party brand as a brand anymore. So you’ve got to prove to them you’re worth their time and effort for them to show up, and I think that this is a wake-up call for the next midterm."

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‘Far-Left Liberal’: JD Vance Torches Jon Ossoff For Voting Against Trump Tax Cuts

Vice President JD Vance torched vulnerable Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff as a “far-left liberal” during a visit to the state Thursday to promote President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. Vance hammered Ossoff for his left-wing voting record and fierce opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — which he, along with every Senate Democrat, voted […]

Democrat ‘men’ get EMOTIONAL during pathetic pandering sessions



Some of the easiest ways for Democrats to pander to their audience are to entertain the idea of Trump’s impeachment or to tear up while discussing illegal aliens — which is why two senators couldn’t help themselves when recent opportunities to do just those two things arose.

“Why are there no calls for impeachment? This is unacceptable. I will not live in an authoritative country, and neither will any of these people. You can do more. I like you, and I will vote for you if you are brave and you do what we need. We need him impeached. We need him removed,” a woman said passionately to Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) at a town hall.

“There is no doubt that this president’s conduct has already exceeded any prior standard for impeachment by the United States House of Representatives. I agree with you. But as I said at the beginning, I also have no choice but to be candid with you about the situation,” Ossoff responded.

Ossoff went on to claim that to impeach, Democrats must “have a majority in the United States House of Representatives."


“He just laid it out right there,” executive producer and co-host of “Pat Gray Unleashed” Keith Malinak says. “You give Democrats power, we will impeach President Trump regardless of what the issue is.”

Joining Ossoff in his delusion is Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), who staged a theatrical display of fake tears while protesting America’s stance on deportations.

“Trump has gone too far. Even for his own supporters. When a father of three U.S. Marines is violently beaten and detained. When U.S. citizens are arrested for no other offense than the color of their skin,” Padilla said, close to tears.

“When a farm worker falls to their death during an ICE raid, we know it’s gone too far. Americans deserve a better path forward,” he continued, before introducing his new amnesty plan that would allow illegal immigrants amnesty after living in the U.S. for seven years.

“We’re going to reward you for living in the shadows successfully for seven years,” Malinak comments.

Gray takes Padilla’s plan a step further, joking, “If you’ve been breaking our laws for 20 years, we’re going to give you a new house.”

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