<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>Gas prices on Long Island have seen daily increases since the war with Iran began in late February and were up a dollar a gallon over the war&#39;s first month, according to online pricing data from AAA.</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>As the war in Iran ratchets up, the price of crude oil has been swinging sharply. Consumers are already feeling the effects of the war and its destabilizing effect on worldwide energy production. Since Trump's election, here's how stocks of Long Island companies have fared:</p> 
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<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats in the state Legislature agree that they want to limit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s ability to partner with local law enforcement but are split on&nbsp;how far the state should&nbsp;go to achieve that goal.</p> 
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<p>Long Island Rep. Andrew Garbarino said New York State hospital systems will finally start to receive more than $2 billion in significantly overdue federal reimbursements for COVID-19 disaster expenses,</p> 
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<p>Republicans in the Legislature are calling on state agencies to stop stockpiling tax revenue and surcharges for future energy projects and instead issue $400 rebates to consumers.</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 has assembled a council to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which since 1979 has helped New York and other states cope with natural disasters and man-made emergencies. Decisions are to be finalized by late March.</p> 
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<p>The U.S. Department of Education found that the Connetquot school district violated civil rights law when it agreed to rebrand as the "T-Birds" to comply with the state's ban on Native American mascots and other imagery in public schools.</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>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>The Trump administration must free up more than $200 million in funding it has withheld from the Gateway Tunnel Project, after an appellate court declined to override a lower-court ruling mandating the money’s release.</p> 
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<p>New York politicians defiantly raised a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument amid a boisterous, cheering crowd, rebuking the Trump administration for removing the well-known symbol of pride from the LGBTQ+ landmark.</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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