WASHINGTON — Protesting the direction of the country under , people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. for “ ” demonstrations — what the president's Republican Party is calling .

They rallied with signs like “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting” or “Resist Fascism,” and in many places it looked more like a street party. There were marching bands, a huge banner with the U.S. Constitution’s “We The People,” preamble that people could sign, and protesters in frog costumes, which have emerged as a sign of resistance in Portland, Oregon.

This is the since Trump's return to the White House and comes against the backdrop of a that not only has closed federal but is testing the core balance of power as an aggressive executive confronts in ways

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