WASHINGTON (AP) — There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags aplenty. There were mighty machines of war, brought out to dazzle and impress. And there was the spray of tear gas against demonstrators in Los Angeles and Atlanta, and rolling waves of anti-Trump resistance coast to coast.

Washington state officials urged people to raise their voices in a planned day of protest Saturday against the policies of President Donald Trump, but urged protesters to avoid violence and deprive Trump of any excuse for intervening as he did in LA.

City and state officials say they are prepared for one of the largest protests in Seattle since President Donald Trump began his second term.

As a military parade rolls through Washington, DC, on Saturday – President Donald Trump’s birthday – millions of Americans are expected to protest in what organizers predict will be the strongest display of opposition to Trump’s administration since he took office in January.

One of President Donald Trump‘s former spokespeople slammed the president for sending troops to quell protests over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Los Angeles. “Donald Trump is misreading the room,

A call to mobilize in opposition to a president they see as an authoritarian threat to democracy drew people to town squares, city streets, and parks in every state on Saturday. Large crowds turned out in about 2,

The event was one of more than 2,000 “No Kings” rallies held across the country on Saturday, protesting what organizers call “authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy.

The U.N. human rights chief on Monday urged U.S. authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly and refrain from using military force in the context of large protests against President Donald Trump's actions while in office.