Protests at the Rhode Island State House, India Point Park and across RI radiated defiance on the president's 79th birthday.

Thousands of demonstrators crowded into streets, parks, and plazas across the US, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights.

The massive military parade that President Donald Trump has long wanted is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday evening, with tanks, bands and thousands of troops. And the biggest question marks are whether it will be overshadowed or delayed by either the weather in Washington or planned protests elsewhere around the country.

U.S. Capitol Police arrested about 60 veterans Friday evening during a protest of the appearance of troops in an Saturday’s Army celebration in Washington and at immigration protests in Los Angeles.

A reporter who works for nonprofit news outlet NOTUS asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt whether President Donald Trump would allow peaceful protests against the Army’s Saturday