Valentin Espinoza showed up to protest against the Trump administration in Glendale, Arizona on Oct. 17, 2026. Espinoza, 85, wore an American flag as a cape because he said he still believes in the country despite becoming disappointed in Trump after voting for him in 2024. (Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez /Arizona Mirror)
Arizona No Kings crowds channel anger at Trump and Republicans into early votes
Tens of thousands of Arizonans rallied and voted early on Saturday as part of the fourth No Kings day of protest that saw 44 demonstrations across the Grand Canyon State in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies.
The protests and marches in Arizona were part of some 3,000 similar events planned across the country. The demonstrations are part of a national day of action hoping to harness opposition to Trump to…
Participants in a No Kings day event march toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, 2026. The Umbrella Walk 4 Change was one of thousands of No Kings events across the nation encouraging early voting. (Photo by Baya Burgess/States Newsroom)
In the nation’s capital, rallygoers hoist umbrellas at No Kings get-out-the-vote event
WASHINGTON — A couple hundred people carrying decorated umbrellas walked from the former Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to the U.S. Capitol lawn Saturday for a No Kings get-out-the-vote event in the nation’s capital.
No Kings, a coalition that has drawn millions of Americans to protests three times since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, spread out its fourth effort across several Saturday events in…
President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking at the Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama on Oct. 2, 2026. (Photo by Dan Anderson/Alabama Reflector)
Trump back on the road as analysts see more congressional races shifting in Dems’ favor
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a flurry of travel on deck in the final frantic weeks leading up to the end of the midterm elections, in which the GOP is vying to maintain its control of both the U.S. House and Senate.
But that outlook looks increasingly less favorable for Republicans, as analysts say Democrats remain heavily favored to…
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