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Organizers in Spokane have combined a local “No Kings” rally and a long-planned Pride festival. Pia Hallenberg, one of the Pride event organizers, estimates 60,000 people have turned out to the Lilac City’s tree-lined downtown riverfront park so far,
Texas police say there are more than 10,000 people in attendance at the Capitol for Saturday's 'No Kings' protest. Follow for live updates.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday he would be deploying over 5,000 Texas National Guard members across the state in anticipation of Saturday’s protests, according to the Texas Tribune. Roughly 2,500 of those were diverted from Operation Lone Star border assignments, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
On Saturday, over 1,500 ‘No Kings’ protests are scheduled all across the nation. In North Dakota, ten of those protests will be taking place across the state. “Every single time we do one of our events,
The organizer for a No Kings event planned for India Point Park on Saturday anticipates a crowd of 3,000 to 5,000 people.
The "No Kings" day protests were planned before riots erupted in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids. Trump called in the California National Guard and a few days later ordered Marines to the city. California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit over the president’s move to deploy members of the Guard without Newsom’s authorization.
Saturday, the United States Army celebrates its 250th anniversary. Trump is honoring the day with a military parade - the first such event since the end of the first Gulf War in 1991. Millions across the country are expected to hold “No Kings” protests in response.
One of the nearly 2,000 locations for Saturday’s nationwide “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump’s administration will be right in the heart of Jacksonville’s Southside.
On June 14, progressive organizers in Oklahoma plan peaceful protests in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, coinciding with Donald Trump’s birthday, Flag Day, and the U.S. Army’s anniversary, aiming to challenge perceived authoritarianism and advocate for democratic values.
Lyn Dockter-Pinnick works with the League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley and several other groups. She says protesters include farmers worried about tariffs, international students not knowing if they will be allowed to go to school, and people upset about recent cuts to the VA.