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Key takeaways from Irish leader Michael Martin’s visit with Donald Trump  Al Jazeera English

Prosecutors asked for a list of names of “aliens” living at a Manhattan hotel. The city houses about 43,000 migrants in shelters, including dozens of converted hotels.

Trump Administration Opens Investigation Into Shelters in New York  The New York Times

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, reframed his agency’s mission, saying it is to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.

EPA announces dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target  NPR E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’  The New York Times Trump takes an ax to more than a dozen pollution rules in rapid-fire deregulation  CNN EPA administrator announces

Another judge rejects Trump’s bid to fire a federal labor regulator  POLITICO

Why Trump’s Tesla Showcase Mattered to Elon Musk  The New York Times

A lot has changed since former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. snubbed Elon Musk at an event in 2021.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Ukraine’s partners to make sure Russia doesn’t “deceive” them over a ceasefire.

Canada and EU announce retaliatory tariffs, escalating Trump’s trade war  PBS NewsHour