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The historic number of No Kings Day protesters and their expansive geographic spread are signs of a growing and durable pro-democracy movement.
If we lived in any municipality in Illinois or Colorado or New Mexico or Minnesota, it probably wouldn’t have surprised us in ...
A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard ...
The president announced Monday that he would send in the National Guard to combat 'out of control crime' and 'rising violence ...
Hundreds of people marched through the streets of downtown Portland Saturday afternoon protesting many of the policies and actions of the Trump administration.
Oregon lawmakers also voiced support for expanded aid amid ongoing reports of Palestinian civilians experiencing extreme hunger and starvation.
Saturday’s “Rage Against the Regime” protests, organized by volunteers of the 50501 movement, are being held in response to what 50501 describes as a number of “threats” to democracy and human ...
Protests against the Trump administration have drawn some big, hungry crowds downtown, where restaurants are picking up the ...
Robert Jacob Hoopes and his girlfriend looked out their bedroom window last Friday morning to find FBI agents surrounding their home. A minute later, the armed officers were pounding at their door, ...
Odumegwu-Ojukwu said she saw no street violence or signs that Nigerians were under immediate threat of deportation. The minister held talks with protest organisers to ease tensions and understand the ...