Protests at the Rhode Island State House, India Point Park and across RI radiated defiance on the president's 79th birthday.

Cities large and small were preparing for major demonstrations Saturday across the U.S. against President Donald Trump, as officials urge calm, National Guard troops mobilize and Trump attends a military parade in Washington to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary.

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in Dallas, Fort Worth, Frisco, Arlington, other North Texas cities.

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.

Protests are scheduled across Maryland Saturday from Annapolis to Bel Air, as part of the nationwide "No Kings" movement to challenge the policies of President Trump.

Will protests in Los Angeles set the stage for what could be more clashes Saturday as activists in hundreds of cities nationwide, including metro Detroit, organize?

Part of a "nationwide day of defiance," the protests coincide with a military parade in Washington, D.C., Flag Day and President Trump's birthday.