Leading Legacee Medina of Macon, Ga. Cheering at a No Kings rally between an elementary school and pickleball courts in Macon on October 18, 2025. The rally moved from its previous location downtown to stay out of the way of a planned Hispanic festival.
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Protesters across the United States took to the streets on Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” march to protest the Trump administration’s policies. The demonstrations are part of the larger “No Kings” movement that emerged in the first wave of protests last June.
From big cities to small rural towns, NPR photographers have been on the ground documenting events in their communities.
Demonstrators march during the No Kings protest in San Francisco, California, on October 18, 2025.
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Protesters sign a “We the People” sign in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Tara Reale, dressed as a “sad” Statue of Liberty, is a recent federal employee who has taken a deferred resignation program. Large crowds gathered in downtown Washington, D.C. on October 18, 2025 for the “No Kings” march.
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A Portland police officer wears a rose on his uniform at a “No Kings 2.0” rally in Portland, Oregon, on October 18, 2025.
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Police officers fired pepper balls and threw chemical canisters at a small group of protesters who refused to disperse from 20th and Wewata Streets in Denver after the No Kings headline march ended on October 18, 2025.
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Protesters line the streets of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
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Protesters gather for the No Kings rally at Seattle Center on Saturday, October 18, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.
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An impromptu dance party broke out among a crowd in Washington, D.C.
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Barbara Honrath joins thousands of others taking to the streets for the “No to Kings” march on Saturday, October 18, 2025 in Richmond, Virginia.
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Protesters carry signs and an upside-down American flag as a distress signal in Fort Myers, Florida.
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Protesters wave signs at a No Kings march on Boston Common in Massachusetts.
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Rep. Latifah Simone speaks during the National “No Kings” Day of Action at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California on October 18, 2025.
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Joe Bondulich holds a flag in front of the crowd gathered on the side of College Street in Macon, Georgia. “This is the flag where we last fought the Kings. This is the original flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes, so this is the original flag of the revolution,” Bondulic said.
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Samantha Shoop holds a flag as “No to Kings” protests escalate in Plano, Texas.
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Protesters chant as they march down Congress Street during a “No to Kings” protest in Austin, Texas.
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Crowds gather at the Capitol in Austin, Texas.
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Raven Paiment (left) and Tyler Crazy Bear (right) speak as protesters fill the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.
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Protesters gathered at City Hall Park in Burlington, VT.
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A protester holds a sign at a No Kings demonstration in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Amy Grider (left) and her daughter, Ella Walther (right), stand outside participating in the “No Kings” protest at Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peter, Missouri. When it comes to civil liberties, Walther says, this applies to everyone. “This is not a right or left issue,” Walther said. “It is a right or wrong issue.” “What’s happening now affects everyone.”
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Jane Sandoval, also known as “Día de los Meow-tos,” attends a “No Kings” protest in Prineville, Oregon, on October 18, 2025. Sandoval, 54, who is Mexican-American, says she is protesting arrests and deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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The demonstrators marched through downtown Miami.
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