<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>A recent court ruling found Trump illegally targeted New York and other states when he deprived them of federal funds because of their immigration policies. But Trump is vowing to cut off funding for &quot;sanctuary&quot; jurisdictions.</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>More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data — a warning sign for the U.S. economy and another political headache for President Donald Trump. Since Trump's election, here's how stocks of Long Island companies have fared:</p> 
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<p>New York and a dozen other Democrat-led states are part of a federal funding review ordered by the White House’s budget office, as President Donald Trump vows to block the flow of funds to states&nbsp;that do not fully cooperate with his immigration crackdown.</p> 
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<p>Long Island Reps. Nick LaLota and Andrew Garbarino were among 17 Republicans who broke with their party to join House Democrats to pass a three-year extension of the just-expired Affordable Care Act subsidies.&nbsp;Both said they do not believe the Democratic bill will win Senate approval as written. But, by advancing the measure to that chamber, they said, the process of forging a bipartisan compromise will hopefully begin.</p> 
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<p>A federal judge ruled&nbsp;that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.&nbsp;The grants supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states.</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>The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of President Donald Trump’s “America First” priorities.</p> 
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<p>The state will not be able to cover "hundreds of millions of dollars" in expenses for social services like child care, emergency housing and public assistance if a freeze imposed by the Trump administration is not lifted, a spokesperson for Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said.</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 developers of the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm sued the Trump administration over a stop-work order that has stalled the project.</p> 
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<p>President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could give millions of Americans saving for retirement through 401(k) accounts the option of putting their money in higher-risk private equity and cryptocurrency investments.&nbsp;Federal agencies would need to rewrite rules and regulations to allow the expanded choices, and that would take months or more to complete.</p> 
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<p>Public radio and television stations with a vast Long Island audience say they are facing significant funding gaps and assessing ways to move forward after the Republican-led Congress' approval of more than $1 billion in cuts targeting NPR and PBS.</p> 
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<p>Work on the Gateway Tunnel Project is expected to stop if the Trump Administration does not release $16 billion in previously approved federal funding for the massive rail project, the regional commission overseeing the project warned.</p> 
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<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined attorneys general from 11 other states in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, saying billions in federal funding is available only if states agree to follow an executive order that discriminates against transgender people.</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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