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Some parishioners defended the mayor after he spoke at a prayer service in Queens, while protesters in Manhattan called for his ouster. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman stressed this was a "targeted enforcement" against "illegal migrants who have committed crimes." Protesters and advocates are pushing back. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin will lead the Environmental Protection Agency following his confirmation by the Senate on Wednesday. 

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A judge has approved Nassau County's new legislative district map, redrawing the lines of 19 districts, according to court filings. Newsday Columnist Joye Brown explains what this means for Long Islanders in those communities.

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