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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Exclusive: Trump says he opposes Israeli annexation steps in West Bank

President Trump reiterated in an interview with Axios on Tuesday that he opposes Israeli moves toward annexation in the occupied West Bank. Why it matters: Trump made the remarks several days after the Israeli security cabinet advanced a new policy that is a step toward de facto annexation. What he's saying: Asked about the Israeli move, Trump didn't comment on the specifics but said "I am against annexation." - "We have enough things to think about now. We don't need to be dealing with the West Bank," Trump said. Driving the news: The measures approved by the Israeli security cabinet on Sunday significantly expand Israeli control over the West Bank, including in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority. - These steps, which…

NYTIMES (Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman) - Behind the E.P.A.’s Rush to Repeal the Endangerment Finding

The agency is racing to repeal a scientific finding that requires it to fight global warming. Experts say the goal is to get the matter before the justices while President Trump is still in office.

AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - ICE director grilled over Trump's immigration crackdown

President Trump's top immigration enforcement officials on Tuesday defended their officers before a House panel whose members grilled the officials on their agencies' heavy-handed tactics. Why it matters: It wasn't just the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti , who were both killed in Minneapolis in January, that the agency heads had to answer for, but a broader pattern of use of force incidents. - "You are supposed to be making people safer, instead your agents are being unnecessarily violent. And that is why the Trump administration has lost the trust of the American people on immigration," said Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.). - "Understand, it's not just the actions of the agents in the field. It is the lack…