Trump administration's policies spark nationwide rallies

WASHINGTON — Thousands of protesters on Saturday took to the streets in various cities across the United States in what demonstrators described as part of a "National Day of Action" against President Donald Trump's policies and perceived threats to democracy.

Organized on the 250th anniversary of the start of the US Revolutionary War, the demonstrations ranged from marches through midtown Manhattan to rallies outside the White House in Washington, DC, drawing parallels between historical calls for liberty and Saturday's demands for executive accountability.

In New York, people rallied outside the city's main library carrying signs targeting the US president with slogans like "No Kings in America"; in Chicago, demonstrators chanting "Protect our democracy" marched past City Hall; in San Francisco, participants formed a human banner reading "Impeach &Remove" on Ocean Beach.