Residents of Omaha and Council Bluffs joined together on both sides of the Missouri River Saturday as part of a nationwide protest of the policies of President Donald Trump.

The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

Local demonstrations in Cleveland, Akron, and other cities join nationwide movement against the $45 million Washington, D.C., parade backed by Trump.

Organizers for the "No Kings" protests set for Saturday in Minnesota, with the biggest gathering set outside the State Capitol in St. Paul, have canceled all events following the targeted political shootings of state Rep.

The No Kings movement is an effort to support democracy and speak out against what they call 'the authoritarian' actions of the Trump administration.

The"No Kings" protests are planned to oppose what they see as Trump's power grab. The number of planned events is nearly double that of the April 5 "Hands Off" protest that saw millions of Americans turn out in big and small cities nationwide.

Salt Lake City police said​ in a post to social media that the shooting was "possibly associated" with a "No Kings" demonstration.

Cities large and small across the United States braced for mass protests Saturday as the “No Kings” Day of Defiance unfolded in response to President Donald Trump’s policies and a $45 million military parade in Washington,