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.

Protesters began gathering early on the west steps of the state Capitol in Sacramento as a so-called “No Kings” protest against Trump administration policies, part of a nationwide day of demonstrations meant to coincide with a military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.

The anti-Trump protests in Austin remained peaceful, despite a "credible threat" that forced a brief evacuation of the Texas Capitol complex.

At one of the day's first No Kings demonstrations in Utah, lifelong Salt Lake City resident Francie Barber, 74, said she is saddened by the direction the country is going in under President Donald Trump’s leadership.

Thousands of people gathered at Tom Hanafan Park in Council Bluffs Saturday morning, participating in a nationwide series of protests called "No Kings." The effort is in response to President Donald Trump's administration.

The "No Kings" protest and march happening in Philadelphia on Saturday coincides with hundreds of rallies scheduled to take place across the country.

Thousands of protesters demonstrated peacefully during the No Kings rallies against Donald Trump at the Duval County Courthouse and on the Southside.