The No Kings protests against Trump across the US

Gone quiet · last story Mar 26, 2026

What this arc covers

The nationwide protests against President Trump under the slogan 'No Kings': the Presidents Day protests in February 2025, the first No Kings day of demonstrations in June 2025, the second in October 2025 and Trump's dismissal of it, and the March 2026 protests after the deaths in Minneapolis, including a rally in St. Paul with Bruce Springsteen.

Earliest story we hold Feb 17, 2025 · 12 stories · 114 independent sources (counted once each) · 402 days

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Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Mar 26– 302026'No Kings' protests across the US Saturday87 articles · 36 independent sources
11 left, 14 center, 7 right
Mar 262026Suburbanites embrace anti-Trump resistance before No Kings protests, saying, 'This is our fight'6 articles · 6 independent sources
1 left, 2 center, 1 right
Mar 242026Bruce Springsteen to perform at No Kings rally on March 28 in St. Paul15 articles · 8 independent sources
0 left, 1 center, 2 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Feb 17 – 18, 2025'No kings on Presidents Day' rings out from protests against Trump and Musk18 articles · 15 independent sources
  2. Jun 10 – 16, 2025Largely peaceful No Kings protests across the nation counter military parade123 articles · 52 independent sources
    1. Jun 10, 2025Progressives plan 'No Kings Day' protests to counter Trump and military parade
    2. Jun 12, 2025'No Kings' protests planned around the U.S. Saturday. What to know
    3. Jun 13, 2025A look at today's No Kings protests
  3. Oct 14 – 17, 2025‘No Kings’ protests return as Trump ramps up authoritarian practices, organizers say60 articles · 27 independent sources
  4. Oct 17 – 20, 2025Another ‘No Kings’ protest stretches a mile through downtown Seattle145 articles · 64 independent sources
    1. Oct 17, 2025Watch live: 'No Kings' protests expected across US
    2. Oct 19, 2025Massive "No Kings" rallies erupt nationwide in protest of Trump Administration
  5. Mar 26 – 30, 2026'No Kings' protests across the US Saturday87 articles · 36 independent sources
    1. Mar 26, 2026Map and list of "No Kings" protests against Trump this weekend
    2. Mar 27, 2026Watch live: 'No Kings' protests planned across the US

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Feb 2025May 2025Jul 2025Oct 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Feb 17, 202516118
Jun 9, 202515267135
Jun 16, 20252002
Oct 13, 202526319198
Oct 20, 202546517
Jan 26, 20261038
Mar 23, 20261015998
Mar 30, 20263206

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

39% left · 47% center · 14% right of 114 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 12 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. February 2025

    Feb 17– 18'No kings on Presidents Day' rings out from protests against Trump and Musk18 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 1 right

  2. June 2025

    Jun 10– 16Largely peaceful No Kings protests across the nation counter military parade123 articles · 52 independent sources
    17 left, 24 center, 5 right
  3. Jun 14Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US. Organizers say millions came8 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Jun 14Cities brace for large crowds at anti-Trump ‘No Kings' demonstrations across the US11 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right

  5. October 2025

    Oct 14– 17‘No Kings’ protests return as Trump ramps up authoritarian practices, organizers say60 articles · 27 independent sources
    13 left, 11 center, 1 right
  6. Oct 17– 20Another ‘No Kings’ protest stretches a mile through downtown Seattle145 articles · 64 independent sources
    21 left, 27 center, 9 right
  7. Oct 17Another nationwide day of protest is set for this weekend. Here’s what we know about ‘No Kings’ 28 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Oct 18– 20Trump calls ‘No Kings’ protests a ‘joke’: ‘I work my ass off’6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 4 right

  9. January 2026

    Jan 28More 'No Kings' protests planned for March 28 as outrage spreads over Minneapolis deaths8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 3 right

  10. March 2026

    Mar 24Bruce Springsteen to perform at No Kings rally on March 28 in St. Paul15 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  11. Mar 26– 30'No Kings' protests across the US Saturday87 articles · 36 independent sources
    11 left, 14 center, 7 right
  12. Mar 26Suburbanites embrace anti-Trump resistance before No Kings protests, saying, 'This is our fight'6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right