The afternoon event is one of hundreds set to take place in towns and cities across North America and Europe that day. It comes four months after the first round of “No Kings” rallies, amid a government shutdown, an ongoing mass deportation operation and an effort to deploy the National Guard to major U.S. cities.

During an interview on CNBC Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed the Democrats for a lack of movement on reopening the federal government, claiming that they were waiting to move until after the “No Kings Day” rally planned for October 18 opposing the administration’s authoritarian tilt.

The protest is part of a national day of action called “Return of No Kings,” spearheaded by the national Indivisible movement. Organizers said it’s aimed at defending democratic norms and pushing back against what they see as authoritarian tendencies of the Trump administration.

New York's top law officer Letitia James, charged with crimes by Donald Trump's justice department, defiantly threw her weight Monday behind mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, another fierce critic o

The nationwide No Kings protests scheduled for Saturday to demonstrate against President Donald Trump are being branded by GOP leaders as a “Hate America Rally.” “I encourage you to watch. We call it the ‘Hate America’ rally that will happen Saturday.

Thousands are expected to march in downtown Houston and nearby cities Saturday in the latest No Kings protest against Trump administration policies.