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As curfew approached, protesters faced flash-bangs, pepper balls, rubber bullets
LOS ANGELES — With less than two hours until the 8 p.m. curfew set in, law enforcement pushed hundreds of protesters through downtown toward Los Angeles City Hall, releasing rubber bullets, flash-bangs, pepper balls and tear gas into the crowd.
The LAPD issued an order to disperse around 4 p.m. after a day of largely peaceful protests. ...Read more

'No Kings' protesters rally in Philadelphia against the Trump administration
PHILADELPHIA — As President Donald Trump was preparing to celebrate his 79th birthday Saturday in Washington with a military parade honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th service anniversary, Vietnam veteran Herbert Smith stuck close to home.
The 76-year-old West Philly resident said he would rather be in Philadelphia, where organizers of the ...Read more

New Yorkers head to polls early in divisive Democratic primary election
NEW YORK — Early voting began in the city on Saturday with a small but stalwart contingent of Democrats slogging through rain-swept streets to select a mayoral candidate in one of the most contentious primary elections in recent memory.
Voters trickled into polling places across the Big Apple. In both Brooklyn and Manhattan, many had their ...Read more

Thousands turn out for national 'No Kings' protest in downtown Boise
BOISE, Idaho — Thousands of Idahoans flocked to downtown Boise amid national “No Kings” protests Saturday against President Donald Trump and his administration.
Protesters filled the Capitol steps and lawn, and spilled onto nearby streets with anti-Trump signs and chants in the unforgiving heat. Attendees listened to about an hour of ...Read more

Thousands in NYC protest Trump at 'No Kings Day' events, undaunted by rain
NEW YORK — Thousands of demonstrators railed against President Donald Trump and his policies during several “No Kings Day” events in New York City Saturday, slogging through a light rain to decry Trump’s stance on everything from immigration to education.
Protesters gathered amid the drizzle in Bryant Park to kick off a massive protest ...Read more

'Protest is patriotic.' 'No Kings' demonstrations across LA against ICE sweeps, Trump presidency
LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of demonstrators fanned out across Southern California Saturday for “No Kings Day” protests against President Donald Trump, depicting the president as an aspiring monarch who violates democratic norms as he has clashed with California leaders over his deployment of the military to clamp down on at times ...Read more

'Protest is patriotic.' 'No Kings' demonstrations across LA against ICE sweeps, Trump presidency
LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of demonstrators fanned out across Southern California Saturday for “No Kings Day” protests against President Donald Trump, depicting the president as an aspiring monarch who violates Democratic norms as he has clashed with California leaders over his deployment of the military to clamp down on at times ...Read more

'We're all people': Chicago No Kings demonstration sees giant crowd march peacefully around Loop
CHICAGO — The sounds of one of Chicago’s largest protests in recent memory reverberated throughout downtown streets Saturday afternoon, as tens of thousands gathered in a united admonishment of President Donald Trump and then marched through the center of the city, pausing in front of the tower bearing his name to direct their ire.
...Read more

Rallygoers at Minnesota 'No Kings' protests sobered by news of the shootings of 2 legislators
MINNEAPOLIS — Statewide protests against the Trump administration proceeded as planned Saturday, despite a State Patrol advisory to the public not to attend the rallies “out of an abundance of caution” following the shootings of two Democratic state lawmakers.
State Rep. Melissa Hortman, a former House speaker, was shot and killed along ...Read more

Anti-Trump protesters rally across US at 'No Kings' rallies
A day of opposition to Donald Trump brought out protesters in hundreds of cities across the U.S. on Saturday, creating a split-screen contrast with a military parade in Washington promoted by the president.
Anti-Trump activists, including civil rights groups and labor unions, organized the nationwide protest under the banner of “No Kings,” ...Read more
Anti-Trump protesters turn out across US at 'No Kings' rallies
A day of opposition to Donald Trump brought out protesters in hundreds of cities across the U.S. on Saturday, creating a split-screen contrast with a military parade in Washington promoted by the president.
Anti-Trump activists, including civil rights groups and labor unions, organized the nationwide protest under the banner of “No Kings,” ...Read more

Iran-US talks on Sunday called off after Israeli strikes
Nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S. scheduled for Sunday in Oman will no longer take place, after Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic prompted retaliatory strikes that escalated regional tensions.
“The Iran U.S. talks scheduled to be held in Muscat this Sunday will not now take place,” Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said in ...Read more

Trump, Putin discuss Middle East tensions in hourlong call
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump discussed the escalating crisis between Israel and Iran in a roughly hourlong phone call on Saturday.
In a post on Truth Social, the U.S. president didn’t discuss the substance of the conversation beyond saying that Putin “feels, as do I, this war in Israel-Iran should end, to ...Read more
Protesters march to Mar-a-Lago as part of 'No Kings' anti-Trump rallies in South Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A crowd of protesters were turned back by sheriff’s deputies Saturday morning after approaching President Donald Trump’s home in Palm Beach, as part of a national day of demonstrations against what protesters see as Trump’s excessive accumulation of executive power.
Walking along a road lined with police cars, ...Read more

Trump earned $57.7 million from crypto venture, disclosure shows
President Donald Trump earned $57.7 million from token sales by the crypto firm he and his sons helped launch last year, according to his required federal financial disclosure forms.
The financial disclosure, released Friday by the Office of Government Ethics, provided details on his sprawling empire, including hundreds of millions of dollars ...Read more

Why the fight over abortion in Kansas and Missouri isn't going away anytime soon
Kansas and Missouri voters have spoken on abortion.
But nearly three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal right to the procedure, sending the issue back to the states, abortion continues to dominate politics on both sides of the state line.
And it’s now clear that the situation will continue for at least two more years,...Read more

LA braces for multiple 'No Kings' demonstrations across the city Saturday
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles and other major cities across the nation are girding for widespread demonstrations against the Trump administration Saturday as the federal government expands its aggressive immigration enforcement crackdown beyond Southern California.
In Washington, the Army will celebrate 250 years of service, as well as President ...Read more

Joan Baez to join Bay Area 'No Kings' protests against Trump
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Iconic folk singer, political activist and long time Bay Area resident Joan Baez is coming full circle Saturday, set to speak and possibly sing at a “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump in Palo Alto, the city where she engaged in her first act of civil disobedience at age 17.
Baez, 83, has come a long way ...Read more

Nation braces for a weekend of widespread 'No Kings' immigration protests
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles and other major cities across the nation are girding for widespread demonstrations against the Trump administration Saturday as the federal government expands its aggressive immigration enforcement crackdown beyond Southern California.
In Washington D.C., the U.S. Army will celebrate 250 years of service, as well as ...Read more

Trump backs Israel after sweeping attack on Iran
President Donald Trump backed Israel on Friday after it launched a sweeping attack on Iran’s nuclear program and leadership, although officials stressed the U.S. was not directly involved in the dramatic escalation that could lead to a wider war in the Middle East.
Trump claimed the Israeli attack was launched after Tehran ignored a 60-day ...Read more
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