Tension leading up to the protests has risen due to reported incidents of ICE visiting “sensitive locations,” following Trump ...

The intrigue: A different group of organizers in D.C. cancelled a military parade protest that hoped to attract up to 20,000 people Saturday. They had originally planned to gather at Meridian Hill ...

The National Mall transformed into a MAGA-ified carnival for the Army's 250th birthday parade on Saturday, but the show of military might drew a smaller crowd than anticipated. The big picture ...

Trump requested for a military parade to be held in Washington D.C. for the 250th anniversary of the Armed Forces. This date also coincides with Trump’s birthday.

Meanwhile, more than 2,000 "No Kings Day" protests were held across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the Trump administration and to counterprogram the military parade in Washington, D.C ...

Trump’s estimate of 250,000 at the military parade is generally considered wildly optimistic. A more realistic guess was about 50,000. No surprise that Trump’s boast was inflated.

The No Kings events are intended to present a peaceful but patriotic “split screen” to the Trump administration’s military parade and reject what they call the president’s overreach ...

Reader’s question coverage of “No Kings” protests and Trump’s parade celebrating Army Re: “ Thousands join anti-Trump protests across Colorado,” June 15 news story ...

No protests are scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., however, where the military parade will be held. The group says it will “make action everywhere else the story of America that day.” ...

The festival and massive military parade in D.C. celebrated the Army’s 250th anniversary, which also fell on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. By Carissa DiMargo • Published June 14 ...

In the space of a few days last week, President Trump "politicized the military," said The Washington Post in an editorial. And "it wasn't just the parade." ...