As tanks and soldiers paraded through the streets of Washington on Saturday, millions of people in more than 2,000 locations across the US took to the streets to protest against the excesses of Donald Trump and his administration.
The “No Kings” protests drew over 200,000 in New York and over 100,000 in Philadelphia, while in Los Angeles, where Trump has deployed military force over the past week, protesters gathered outside city hall with many wrapping themselves in American flags.
The day was also marked by political violence. There were two early morning shootings of two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, one of whom was killed along with her husband, in what local officials called a politically motivated attack.
‘No Kings’ protests bring out tens of thousands across US
Tens of thousands of people around the country are turning out in their communities to speak out against the excesses of Donald Trump’s administration in what’s expected to be the biggest day of protest since his second term began.
The protests, dubbed “No Kings”, are taking place at about 2,000 sites nationwide, from big cities to small towns. A coalition of more than 100 groups have joined to plan the protests, which are committed to a principle of nonviolence.
Tanks roll through Washington as Trump hosts US military parade
Thousands of troops accompanied by dozens of tanks and aircraft marched through the National Mall in Washington DC for a military parade billed as celebrating the US army’s 250th birthday on Saturday – which also happened to be the day Donald Trump turns 79.
Democratic lawmaker killed in ‘politically motivated assassination’
A prominent Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and her husband have been killed, and another Democratic state lawmaker and his wife were shot, in the early hours of Saturday.
State representative Melissa Hortman has died, as has her husband, Mark, the state’s governor, Tim Walz, confirmed at a press conference on Saturday. He said the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination”.
Ice shifting away from raids on farms and hotels - report
The Trump administration deportation campaign is reportedly shifting its focus away from raids on the agricultural and hospitality sectors after Donald Trump conceded this week that his immigration policies are hurting the farming and hotel industries.
What else happened today:
Ice has exponentially increased the arrest and detention of immigrants without any criminal history since the second Trump administration took office, a data analysis by the Guardian shows.
Experts fear for the US’s preparedness for the next pandemic and worry that other vaccines will be targeted after top health officials turn against some mRNA vaccines.
The Trump administration dropped up to $4m in potential fines against the private prison operator Geo Group over its use of a toxic disinfectant in a detention center that allegedly put employees’ and detainees’ health at risk.
Catching up? Here’s what happened on 13 June 2025.
