Donald Trump taps former ICE director Tom Homan as ‘border czar’ – National

President-elect Donald Trump says that Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his incoming administration. “I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation’s Borders,” he…

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Canada may need to let Trump be ‘senior partner’ in U.S. relations: GOP critic – National

Ottawa may have to let U.S. president-elect Donald Trump act as the “senior partner” in the Canada-U.S. relationship, even if that makes Canadians “bristle,” a prominent Republican critic of the incoming president says. Jeff Timmer, a longtime Republican official and strategist in Michigan who helped lead efforts aimed at defeating Trump in the past two…

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3 charged in alleged Iranian plot to kill Americans – including Trump – National

The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump before this week’s presidential election. A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan alleges that an unnamed official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) instructed a contact this past September to surveil and ultimately assassinate Trump. In October, the…

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Amid Trump trade worries, China tariffs give Canada ‘firm’ ground: Freeland – National

Chrystia Freeland says that a unified stance towards China will give Canada a “firm foundation” in upcoming trade negotiations with the United States and president-elect Donald Trump. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Freeland spoke to reporters Friday after the first meeting of the newly revived cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations, which she will again…

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Read the transcript of Kamala Harris’ concession speech after election loss – National

After entering the race just four months ago, Vice-President Kamala Harris has lost the U.S. presidential election against former president Donald Trump, now the president-elect. The Republican nominee will return to the White House this January for a second non-consecutive term after having cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to become president in the early…

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