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On Friday's "National Report," NJ State Sen. Holly T. Schepisi slammed a controversial New Jersey health questionnaire for parents, asking them to provide their newborn's gender identity.
Mark Carney arrives ahead of his swearing-in ceremony as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister at Rideau Hall on March 14, 2025 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Carney, a former central banker, replaces Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader as the country faces a trade war with the United States. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
OAN Staff Abril Elfi 10:00 AM – Saturday, March 15, 2025
Mark Carney has been sworn in as the prime minister of Canada saying he is willing to work with U.S. President Donald Trump.
On Friday, Carney was sworn in as prime minister after Justin Trudeau stepped down.
Trudeau did not have the best relationship with Trump. But Carney said his approach would be different.
“We respect President Trump – President Trump has put some very important issues at the top of his agenda. We understand his agenda,” he told reporters after being sworn in, noting he had worked with Trump at international meetings.
“In many respects, part of my experience overlaps with that of the President – we’re both looking out for our countries. But he knows, and I know from long experience, that we can find mutual solutions that win for both,” he said.
However, Carney said that Canada “will never, ever in any way, shape or form be part of the United States.”
In a farewell message posted on X, Trudeau said: “Thank you, Canada – for trusting in me, for challenging me, and for granting me the privilege to serve the best country, and the best people, on earth.”
Thank you, Canada — for trusting in me, for challenging me, and for granting me the privilege to serve the best country, and the best people, on earth.
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, poses for photos with the family of Edan Alexander at Ohel Chabad Lubavitch on October 07, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
OAN Staff James Meyers
7:27 AM – Friday, March 14, 2025
Terrorist group Hamas said Friday that they would be releasing the last living American hostage Edan Alexander.
The 21-year-old New Jersey native will be the only living hostage in the next release, which will include the bodies of four dual-nationals who died in captivity, the terror group said, as negotiations have led to talks of the second phase of a ceasefire deal with Israel.
However, it wasn’t immediately clear when the transfer would take place, or which parties participated in negotiating the deal.
Alexander, who enlisted in the Israeli army, was 19 when he was taken from his base in southern Israel during the October 7th terrorist attack that sparked the war.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has been calling for his release as a “top priority.”
“Edan Alexander is very important to us — as all the hostages are — but Edan Alexander is an American, and he’s injured, so he’s a top priority for us,” Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said just last week.
In recent days, meetings between Hamas leaders and U.S. hostage negotiator Adam Boehler were focused on getting him released from captivity.
This also comes after the White House made a surprise announcement last week, saying that American officials had been engaging in “ongoing talks and discussions” with Hamas officials, which went away from a long-standing U.S. policy of not directly engaging with terrorists.
Nevertheless, Hamas’ Friday announcement comes as talks have continued in Qatar to try to get to the next stage of the ceasefire.
The U.S., Qatar, and Egypt have been trying to reconcile differences between the terrorist group and the Jewish State to restart negotiations in order to release the remaining hostages that are being held in Hamas captivity and deliver aid into the war-battered area.
On March 2nd, Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza as a standoff over the truce escalated, with Hamas calling on mediators to intervene.
Since January 19th, the fighting in Gaza has been put on pause under the first phase of the three-phase ceasefire deal.
Currently, Hamas has exchanged 33 Israeli hostages and five Thais for almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz took center stage on Capitol Hill to prescribe his vision for the U.S. health care system.
Dr. Mehmet Oz arrives for his confirmation hearing with the Senate Finance Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Oz is U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Dr. Mehmet Oz took center stage on Capitol Hill to prescribe his vision for the U.S. health care system.
On Friday, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid testified before the Senate Finance Committee.
Dr. Oz outlined his vision for making healthcare more affordable and efficient for millions of Americans.
The former heart surgeon turned television personality emphasized the need to strengthen healthcare while ensuring its long-term sustainability.
“We have a generational opportunity to fix our health care system and help people stay healthy for longer,” he said. “That’s why President Trump wants to love and cherish Medicare and Medicaid because he believes every American should get the care they want, need and deserve. To achieve this vision, CMS should work with Congress to find efficiencies that will help stabilize our insurance markets, which will make it easier and more affordable for Americans to adopt healthy lifestyles.”
Oz also voiced his support for work requirements for Medicaid recipients, saying it would help ensure resources go to those most in need.
While speaking on prescription drug prices, Oz reaffirmed President Trump’s goal of lowering costs for both the government and the American people
“President Trump has been very clear on this. We want to reduce the cost of medications to our government and to the American people, the co-pay. That’s not happening right now. We can do better,” Oz stated.
When questioned about a Republican budget plan that could impact healthcare coverage, Oz said he had not reviewed the specifics, but assured lawmakers he did not want children to lose insurance.
Oz then defended Medicare drug price negotiations, saying he would explore every option to reduce costs.
“I’m going to look, as the president has instructed me already to every single way that we can reduce drug prices. There are lots of options available. I feel compelled to pursue every one of them.”
With a Republican majority in the Senate, Oz is expected to be confirmed and oversee Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs serving more than 150 million people in the United States.
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