Thousands gathered in Daley Plaza and in suburban events in protests timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

A huge and peaceful crowed turned out for the "No Kings" rally, shutting down much of the Loop as part of a nationwide protest movement to denounce the Trump administration.

By Phil Stewart, Jeff Mason, Brad Brooks and Karl PlumeWASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's long-sought military parade rolled though the streets of downtown Washington on Saturday,

As the long parade of protesters approached Michigan Avenue and filed past Trump Tower along the Chicago River, thousands lifted their middle fingers to the sky and screamed “F— Trump!” and “Shame! Shame!

At 4 p.m. as protesters were gathering, a counterprotester came to the scene — prompting angry chants to erupt from the main protest.

Protesters are gathering in Chicago and across the country Saturday in opposition to President Donald Trump’s administration. Organizers say the national No Kings Day of Defiance aims to reject authoritarianism,

For Vinnie Walsh, 82, of Auburn, Mass., it was “the whole nine yards — the loss of decency, courtesy, compassion, democracy.” Laurae Carpenetti, 54, a physician from the Atlanta suburbs, said that Mr. Trump’s appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his top health official was her motivating factor.

Five years after the national protests following the death of George Floyd, the Trump administration is wielding the lessons of that summer of unrest to justify a sweeping crackdown on anti-immigration raids and protests now roiling major cities.