The Portland frogs and their party-loving inflatable friends convey a sense of playfulness that belies, even ridicules, the Trump administration’s purported “emergency” basis for deploying the National Guard. It’s an effective “troll of the federal government,” Zick said.

Road closures are part of the Denver Police Department’s safety plan for the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference at the Colorado Convention Center from Saturday to Tuesday.

Austin's mayor clarified in a statement later Thursday that the troops would not be on the streets unless there was “emergency need.” The post Gov. Abbott activates Texas National Guard to assist state troopers at planned Austin protest appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

Many protests that happen in Raleigh are held downtown. But this one will be miles away from the State Capitol.

"Who’s assaulting who is the real question?” said Oriana Korol's dad. “She was on the sidewalk playing music when the federal officers just bumrushed the band.”

For Californians that do attend a protest, organizers task them with a responsibility: de-escalation. What else should you know?

The governor called the planned protest an "antifa-linked demonstration." Nearly 100 events will take place over the weekend throughout the Lone Star State.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered a surge of state troopers and National Guard troops into Austin ahead of a planned protest he described as “antifa-linked,” directing law enforcement to arrest anyone who commits violence or property damage and warning that Texas “will not tolerate chaos.”

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A protest outside David Douglas High School in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Portland got heated between parents and students on Wednesday. The protest was sparked by concerns over a conservative club.

Belgian police have fired tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of protesters in Brussels. The protest was against Prime Minister Bart De Wever's proposed austerity measures.

The rare act of protest comes as Russia has cracked down on the arts, forcing out those who disagree with its war on Ukraine and quashing any acts of dissent.