Protesting the country's direction under President Donald Trump, thousands of people brought a street party vibe to the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. Saturday for “No Kings” demonstrations, which the president’s Republican Party calls “Hate America” rallies.

This is the third mass mobilization since Trump's return to the White House and comes against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services, but is testing the core balance of power as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways that organizers warn are a slide toward American authoritarianism.

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Trump himself is away from Washington at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.

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