Trump to appoint former ICE Director Tom Homan as next ‘border czar’: ‘nobody better at policing our borders’

Trump said Homan 'will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin'

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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he plans to appoint Thomas Homan as the next ‘border czar.’

Trump made the announcement on his social media platform Truth Social.

"​​I’ve known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders. Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin. Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long awaited for, job."

Trump added that the "border czar" position isn’t just for monitoring the U.S. southern border with Mexico, but also "the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security. I’ve known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders." Read more and see video here.

Schumer Refuses to Allow McCormick to Show Up for Orientation. Here's What GOP Senators Propose.

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It took several days for the race to be called, but Republican Dave McCormick has defeated Sen. Bob Casey for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race. Democrats like Casey, but also liberal attorney Marc Elias are still holding out on acknowledging the results. The Harris-Walz team is even fundraising off of such a race, though the votes still being counted come from a bright red county. One Democrat, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), is taking it a step further by refusing to allow McCormick to show up for freshman orientation.

As Fox News reported on Sunday afternoon, three days after several outlets called the race in favor of McCormick:

"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is not allowing Senator-elect Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania to attend Senate orientation in the coming week, pointing to outstanding ballots in the state, even though the race has already been called. Read more, see Xs and video here.

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