Protests against President Donald Trump, dubbed "No Kings" demonstrations, are planned across the US, with the GOP referring to them as "Hate America" rallies.
This is the third mass mobilization since Trump's return to the White House and is expected to be the largest, amid a government shutdown that is testing the balance of power.
The president's Republican Party is calling the protests "Hate America" rallies.
The demonstrations come as Trump confronts Congress and the courts in ways that organizers warn are a slide toward American authoritarianism, with Trump currently away from Washington at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.
Author's summary: Protests against Trump are planned nationwide.