Amid an 18-day government shutdown, activists plan “No Kings” demonstrations Saturday in Washington and across the U.S., the third — and expected largest — mass mobilization since Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Organizers say more than 2,600 rallies will challenge what they call authoritarian overreach; top Democrats including Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders plan to join. Republicans deride the events as “Hate America” rallies and blame Democrats for prolonging the shutdown. Trump, denying he wants monarchical power, is at Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-plate fundraiser.

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