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Huge crowds gather in Hands Off rallies nationwide in protest of Trump administration

Saturday, April 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Tens of thousands of protesters mustered in cities and towns across the country on Saturday to sound off against the Trump administration's cuts to the federal government and its polices.Carrying homemade posters and chanting "Hands Off," the protesters came out to the... Read More.

Students protest Education Department closure in Hands Off Our Schools rally

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Hundreds of college and high school students representing student governments from some of the largest schools in the Washington, D.C., area will rally outside the Department of Education on Friday to oppose the administration's gutting of the agency.The "Hands Off Our Schools"... Read More.

Booker stages Senate filibuster to protest crisis he says Trump and Musk created

Tuesday, April 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday morning was still speaking on the Senate floor, staging a filibuster he started at 7 p.m. Monday night, in what he called a protest against the national "crisis" he said President Donald Trump and... Read More.

Is the Teamsters protest at Amazon disrupting holiday deliveries?

Tuesday, December 24 by ABC News

Amazon delivery drivers and third-party workers for the nation's predominant shopping platform have walked off the job in the past week, seeking what they consider a fair labor agreement -- and triggering widespread concern among consumers about a potential disruption of deliveries amid a... Read More.

Trump border czar Tom Homan says hes willing to jail Denver mayor over mass deportation protest

Tuesday, November 26 by ABC News

(DENVER) -- Incoming border czar Tom Homan says he's willing to throw Denver Mayor Mike Johnston in jail over his protests about mass deportation."But look, me and the Denver mayor, we agree on one thing -- he's willing to go to jail, I'm willing... Read More.

Stonewall Uprising veteran honors protest as historic LGBTQ center opens

Friday, June 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Mark Segal was 18 years old and had only lived in New York City for six weeks when he found himself at the center of the Stonewall Uprising in 1969.The very spot where Segal once danced, drank and took part in... Read More.

Gaza protest, vandalism targets Palestinian UN Mission in New York

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A New York City protest tied to the war in Gaza prompted a large police response early Wednesday and the closure of a block on the city's Upper East Side, where the Palestinian Mission to the United Nations was vandalized and... Read More.

About 25 arrested at UCLA as group attempts to set up protest camp, university police say

Tuesday, June 11 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- About 25 people were arrested Monday night as they attempted to set up a tent encampment on the University of California Los Angeles campus, university police said in a statement."The individuals are in the process of being cited, issued 14-day stay... Read More.

Demonstrator to stand trial in the death of Jewish man at November Israel-Hamas war-related protest

Thursday, May 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Ventura County judge ruled that a pro-Palestinian demonstrator will stand trial in the death of a Jewish man who was counter-protesting on a Thousand Oaks street in November.Paul Kessler, a 69-year-old Jewish man, died from blunt-force head trauma following a... Read More.

College protests updates: Police clear protest encampment at USC

Sunday, May 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza.Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have... Read More.

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