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theGuardian news has a live Updates page going for their No Kings coverage
just fyi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/oct/18/anti-trump-no-kings-protests-updates
edited to add their summary of stories:
15m ago23.01 BST
The day so far
More than 2,600 demonstrations are taking place throughout the US in protest of the Trump administration, dubbed the “No Kings” protest. The previous iteration of the “No Kings” day that marched in June was one of the largest single days of protest in US history, and today looks to closely match that record.
Republican governors in several US states placed National Guard troops on standby in preparation for the nationwide protests. Governors in Texas and Virginia have activated their state’s National Guard troops.
Ahead of the huge No Kings protests expected across all 50 states of the US on Saturday, several protests in solidarity popped up across Europe.
Donald Trump told Fox News, “I’m not a king,” as millions across the US were about to march against his second presidency, uniting behind a message that the nation should halt its slide toward authoritarianism.
Connecticut senator Chris Murphy called Donald Trump the “most corrupt president in the history of America” at a No Kings rally in Washington DC.
In DC, Bernie Sanders headlined the event and gave various examples of Trump administration moves that he said put democracy at risk. He went on to denounce the billionaires who helped fund Trump’s campaign.
In Chicago, mayor Brandon Johnson spoke at a rally, saying: “We will not bend, we will not bow, we will not cower, we will not submit.”
The New York police department posted on social media that most rallies across the city had ended and that there had been no arrests, adding that more than 100,000 people showed up to peacefully protest.
The day so far
More than 2,600 demonstrations are taking place throughout the US in protest of the Trump administration, dubbed the “No Kings” protest. The previous iteration of the “No Kings” day that marched in June was one of the largest single days of protest in US history, and today looks to closely match that record.
Republican governors in several US states placed National Guard troops on standby in preparation for the nationwide protests. Governors in Texas and Virginia have activated their state’s National Guard troops.
Ahead of the huge No Kings protests expected across all 50 states of the US on Saturday, several protests in solidarity popped up across Europe.
Donald Trump told Fox News, “I’m not a king,” as millions across the US were about to march against his second presidency, uniting behind a message that the nation should halt its slide toward authoritarianism.
Connecticut senator Chris Murphy called Donald Trump the “most corrupt president in the history of America” at a No Kings rally in Washington DC.
In DC, Bernie Sanders headlined the event and gave various examples of Trump administration moves that he said put democracy at risk. He went on to denounce the billionaires who helped fund Trump’s campaign.
In Chicago, mayor Brandon Johnson spoke at a rally, saying: “We will not bend, we will not bow, we will not cower, we will not submit.”
The New York police department posted on social media that most rallies across the city had ended and that there had been no arrests, adding that more than 100,000 people showed up to peacefully protest.