<p>President Donald Trump&#39;s sweeping agenda since his return to office has affected Long Islanders in many ways,&nbsp;from the tax cuts in his &quot;Big, Beautiful Bill&quot; to cuts in safety net programs and stepped up efforts to oust undocumented people.</p>

<p>Here&rsquo;s more of what Trump is doing on a range of issues that affect Long Island:</p>


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<p>President Donald Trump said recently that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections.&nbsp;The comments were a striking acknowledgment from Trump as his Republican administration faces mounting pressure to address high gas prices.</p> 
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<p>New York is suing to stop an imminent Trump administration rule to deny green cards to noncitizens who use welfare, food stamps, Medicaid, school lunch programs or other public benefits.</p> 
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<p>New York and several other states have increasingly rejected changes to federal vaccine policies advocated by the Trump administration and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has publicly been skeptical of vaccines.</p> 
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<p>Two wind farms under development off the coast of Long Island have continued construction despite onslaughts from the federal government, and their developers said both still plan to become fully operational by 2027.</p> 
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<p>President Donald Trump has launched a blitz of executive orders that have slashed federal agencies, disrupted foreign alliances, ramped up deportations and rolled out a tariff agenda that has rattled global markets.</p> 
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<p>President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are facing increased blowback in Congress, even as the window narrows to get nominees confirmed before an election in which Republicans could lose control of the Senate.</p> 
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<p>The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt status if they provide targeted help to students based on their race, a significant escalation in a campaign to eradicate diversity programs.</p> 
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<p><span>BE HEARD</span><strong>Long Island, tell us what you think.</strong> Give us your assessment of the Trump presidency so far.</p> 
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<p>The Environmental Protection Agency — led by Long Island native Lee Zeldin — repealed an Obama-era legal finding that has been used for 17 years to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.</p> 
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<p>Millions of Americans saving for retirement through 401(k) accounts could have the option of putting their money in higher-risk private equity and cryptocurrency investments, under&nbsp;an executive order signed by&nbsp;President Donald Trump.</p> 
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<p>A federal judge agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, two entities the White House has said are counterproductive to American priorities.</p> 
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<p>The Trump Administration backed off its hold on nearly $60 million in federal funds for the Second Avenue Subway extension, as federal and New York officials were set to go to&nbsp;court over&nbsp;the money.</p> 
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<p>A U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing states to ban transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports will not have an impact on New York athletes because of the state's existing protections banning discrimination against transgender individuals.</p> 
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<p>Several Long Islanders were among more than 1,000 Jan.6 defendants President Donald Trump pardoned hours after he was sworn in for a second term.</p> 
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