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National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is leaving that job to become UN ambassador, bipartisan Arizona poll finds Latino voters dissatisfied by Trump's first 100 days, and Florida mass deportations frighten community members.

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Welcome to 2025 Talks, where we're following our democracy in historic times.

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At a press briefing, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce was caught off guard by President Donald Trump announcing Mike Waltz is the new U.N. ambassador nominee.

Initial reports had said Trump would fire the now former White House National Security Advisor for including journalist Jeffrey Goldberg in a Signal Group chat about battle plans against the Houthis in Yemen.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be the acting NSA until a replacement is found.

During Trump's first 100 days, he's signed nearly 140 executive orders more than any previous president.

Michigan State Political Scientist Matt Grossman says there's a trend around the world where countries move toward authoritarianism when elected leaders undermine democracy by pushing the limits of executive power.

They see this global pattern where it's not the case that you have to have a revolution to change the governing system.

The executive branch takes more and more power.

You sort of slowly descend from a democratic starting point.

The president's opponents have filed more than 250 lawsuits against his policies.

A bipartisan poll finds Latino voters are frustrated by his first 100 days.

Nearly 50 percent strongly disapprove of Trump's job performance.

The top issues they cited are the cost of living and inflation, jobs and the economy.

But Ray Serrano with the League of United Latin American Citizens says about half say they're worried about being targeted for immigration enforcement.

He says initial optimism for the administration is quickly dissipating, even among those Latinos who voted for him.

What we thought was securing the border now translates to Kilmar, Abrigo Garcia, Justin Madrojo, like these stories that just echo through our communities and haunt us.

It shows a new face of cruelty, a lack of due process.

Serrano says it's possible many Latino voters are becoming disillusioned by both major political parties, but he adds the poll depicts the rise and immediate fall of the possible Trump Latino Democrat.

Voters in a number of states also say they're souring on how Trump's mass deportation agenda is being carried out.

Florida's Operation Tidal Wave is being described as a success by Governor Ron DeSantis, but immigrant families say the rights of the 1,100 people reportedly taken into custody are being ignored.

Renata Bozzetta with the Florida Immigrant Coalition points to what she calls constitutional violations and the lack of information.

When these stories are not given to us with the detail and the transparency that they deserve, we have various questions, including did these individuals have the right to due process?

Meanwhile, a Texas federal court has struck down the administration's use of the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport accused gang members.

Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. was appointed by Trump and is the first to rule on the merits of using the 1798 law. 19 states are suing the Trump administration for withholding education funding unless they comply with executive orders to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Leaders in states like Connecticut say historic underfunding is already causing larger class sizes and lower teacher wages.

I'm Edwin J. Vieira for Pacifica Network and Public News Service.

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