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13 minutes ago
- New York Post
Family of Laken Riley endorses Georgia Rep. Mike Collins for US Senate
WASHINGTON — The family of slain Georgia nursing student Laken Riley have endorsed Republican US Rep. Mike Collins in the Peach State's Senate race — months after he helped usher a bill named for their late daughter through Congress to crack down on migrant criminals. 'A lot of people go to Washington and it changes them. However, in the short time that we have known him, Mike Collins went to Washington and changed it,' said Allyson Riley and John Phillips, the mother and stepfather of Laken, who was brutally murdered by a migrant gang member Feb. 22, 2024. 'There is simply no one else in this race who deserves to be in the US Senate more than Mike Collins. He is someone who says what he means, means what he says, and actually delivers results that matter,' Riley and Phillips added. Advertisement 5 The family of slain Georgia nursing student Laken Riley have endorsed Republican Rep. Mike Collins for Senate. Getty Images 'What Mike did for our family wasn't about politics and it wasn't about attention or the spotlight. He stood up to do what was right and help bring justice for our sweet Laken. For that, our family will be forever grateful to Mike Collins, Senator Katie Britt, and President Trump.' Collins and Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the Laken Riley Act in the House and Senate, respectively, and helped whip up enough support to pass it through both chambers on a bipartisan basis in January. Advertisement Trump signed the measure into law Jan. 29, making it the first bill Trump signed after returning to the White House. 5 'What Mike did for our family wasn't about politics and it wasn't about attention or the spotlight. He stood up to do what was right and help bring justice for our sweet Laken,' said Laken's mother Allyson Riley and stepfather John Phillips. Getty Images Jose Ibarra, a Tren de Aragua gangbanger, killed Riley, 22, while she was jogging on the University of Georgia campus — a cold-blooded homicide that drew national attention and fueled Republican criticism of the Biden administration's immigration policies. 'The Biden Administration and our current senators voted for open borders that allowed Laken's killer to come to the United States,' Riley's family said in their statement. Advertisement 'They were looking out for illegal immigrants instead of looking out for their own constituents. Next November, please join us in supporting our friend Mike Collins and give him the ability to create policies that will ensure the safety and protection of all Georgia's sons and daughters.' 5 'The Biden Administration and our current senators voted for open borders that allowed Laken's killer to come to the United States,' the family of Riley also said in their statement. Allyson Phillips/Facebook 5 Jose Ibarra, a Tren de Aragua gangbanger, killed Riley, 22, while she was jogging on the University of Georgia campus more than a year ago. Clarke County Sheriffs Office Collins jumped into the race as a GOP challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff — and was followed by fellow Republican Derek Dooley, the son of legendary Bulldogs football coach Vince Dooley and a former head coach at University of Tennessee. Advertisement Early public polling from April showed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) trailing Ossoff by double digits before Collins, fellow Georgia GOP Rep. Buddy Carter and Dooley announced their bids to unseat the first-term Democrat. An online survey by the TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and and Politics (TIPP) for the League of American Workers (LAW) showed Collins winning 27% of GOP primary voters, followed by Carter (20%) and Dooley (8%), The Daily Caller reported earlier this month. 5 Derek Dooley is the son of legendary Bulldogs coach Vince Dooley and a former coach at University of Tennessee. AP Up to 39% of voters remain undecided on the race, the poll showed. In addition to Riley's family, Collins has also won the support of former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a longtime Georgia congressman.
Yahoo
41 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Democratic-led states sue over Trump restrictions on crime victim grants
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A group of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to prevent the Trump administration from forcing them to cooperate with immigration enforcement activities in order to receive grant funding to support crime victims. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Rhode Island is the latest case to challenge efforts by Republican President Donald Trump's administration to impose immigration-related conditions on states' ability to receive federal funding. Monday's lawsuit by state attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia takes aim at a condition the U.S. Department of Justice recently imposed on the ability of states to receive grants pursuant to the Victims of Crime Act, which Congress enacted in 1984 to bolster support for crime victims. The Justice Department did not respond to a request for comment. The department administers programs funded by fines and penalties assessed in federal criminal cases that allow states to receive grant funding to provide services for victims including medical care, counseling, shelter and compensation for lost wages. Attorneys general from states including California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island say those funds help about 10 million people annually. In 2025, nearly $1.4 billion in such funding is available, the lawsuit said. But under a new Trump administration policy, states can lose out on such funding if they decline to provide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to facilities or honor all civil immigration enforcement requests, the lawsuit said. The conditions were imposed in keeping with a policy Attorney General Pam Bondi unveiled in February requiring the Justice Department to ensure that federal funds do not flow to so-called "sanctuary jurisdictions" that do not cooperate with ICE. The states' lawsuit argues that such conditions are unlawful and violate the U.S. Constitution by undermining Congress' power over appropriations. They are asking a judge to block the Justice Department from enforcing the conditions. Judges in Rhode Island have issued a series of rulings preventing the administration from imposing conditions on grant funding that align with Trump's broader agenda. Most recently, a judge in the state this month barred the Justice Department from enforcing new restrictions on grant funding used to support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
New York Post
3 hours ago
- New York Post
Parents' duties AND rights — the great divide facing New Jersey voters
Let's applaud Gloucester Township, NJ, for putting parents on notice that they're on the hook for trouble their kids cause; too bad Jersey's progressive statewide authorities are keen on shutting parents out of their children's lives. Gloucester's leaders had enough last year after a mob of 500 minors disrupted the annual festival last June, storming the fairgrounds, brawling and even trying to destroy a grocery store. The rampage yielded 11 arrests — and three injured cops. Get opinions and commentary from our columnists Subscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter! Thanks for signing up! Enter your email address Please provide a valid email address. By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Never miss a story. Check out more newsletters Now, when it comes to youthful recidivists — kids who keep getting arrested and convicted of crimes ranging from loitering to assault — the new law threatens fines or even jail time for parents who fail to discipline their children. This looks like a common-sense recognition that socialization is centered on the home: All the rules of civilized living — including the Golden Rule — start with the hand that rocks the cradle. Too bad Garden State education officials insist otherwise, aiming to keep parents in the dark about what goes on with their kids between the morning and afternoon bells. Outright denying parents' rights to know what their kids are up to during the school day, including personal matters, Democrats have imposed state rules stating: 'School district personnel are not required to notify a student's parent or guardian of the student's gender identity or expression.' Some districts even take that as license to encourage kids to start transitioning and help them hide it from their parents. As Jersey heads toward November's election, it's hard to think of a bigger division between the parties. For all that Democratic candidates pretend to moderation, their policies keep trying to toss parents' values and rights overboard to impose the progressive flavor of the month.
