"democratic backslide"

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19 October 2025

A demonstrator dressed as Uncle Sam calls for due process for all, a right guaranteed by the constitution, but under the Trump administration, a right often not given to immigrants facing deportation, in Washington, U.S., on October 18, 2025. He joined thousands of others to protest the Trump administration’s authoritarian power-grab at the flagship No Kings event.

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19 October 2025

Demonstrators use a stack of mock boxes of Epstein files to demand their release as thousands of people protest the Trump administration’s authoritarian power-grab at the flagship No Kings event in Washington, U.S., on October 18, 2025. Many Americans believe that the Trump administration has not released the files because they incriminate Trump.

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19 October 2025

A demonstrator combines two symbols of resistance against U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on Democratic-run cities: a frog costume and a sub sandwich, in Washington, U.S., on October 18, 2025. Protesters in Portland, Ore. have worn inflatable costumes, particularly frogs, in response to heavy-handed police tactics, and a DC man famously "assaulted" a police officer by throwing a sub sandwich at him. Millions of people participated in thousands of No Kings protests across the country.

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19 October 2025

Thousands of people protest the Trump administration’s authoritarian power-grab at the flagship No Kings event in Washington, U.S., on October 18, 2025. Millions are expected to participate in demonstrations against Trump’s authoritarian power-grab and conservative policies benefiting the super-wealthy across the U.S. and around the world.

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19 October 2025

Thousands of people protest the Trump administration’s authoritarian power-grab at the flagship No Kings event in Washington, U.S., on October 18, 2025. Millions are expected to participate in demonstrations against Trump’s authoritarian power-grab and conservative policies benefiting the super-wealthy across the U.S. and around the world.

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19 October 2025

Children play under a billowing American flag as tens of thousands protest the Trump administration’s authoritarian power-grab at the flagship No Kings event in Washington, U.S., on October 18, 2025. Millions are expected to participate in demonstrations against Trump’s authoritarian power-grab and conservative policies benefiting the super-wealthy across the U.S. and around the world.

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19 October 2025

Counter-snipers on the roof of the Smithsonian National Gallery of Art scan the crowd of tens of thousands protesting the Trump administration’s authoritarian power-grab at a No Kings event in Washington, U.S., on October 18, 2025. Millions are expected to participate in demonstrations against Trump’s authoritarian power-grab and conservative policies benefiting the super-wealthy across the U.S. and around the world.

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18 October 2025

Senator Adam Schiff D-CA) speaks to some of the thousands of people protesting the Trump administration’s authoritarian power-grab at the flagship No Kings event in Washington, U.S., on October 18, 2025. Millions are expected to participate in demonstrations against Trump’s authoritarian power-grab and conservative policies benefiting the super-wealthy across the U.S. and around the world.

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18 October 2025

Bill Nye the Science Guy speaks to some of the thousands of people protesting the Trump administration’s authoritarian power-grab at the flagship No Kings event in Washington, U.S., on October 18, 2025. Millions are expected to participate in demonstrations against Trump’s authoritarian power-grab and conservative policies benefiting the super-wealthy across the U.S. and around the world.

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18 October 2025

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks to thousands of people on the National Mall to protest the Trump administration’s authoritarian power-grab during a feeder march to the flagship No Kings event in Washington, U.S., on October 18, 2025. Millions are expected to participate in demonstrations against Trump’s authoritarian power-grab and conservative policies benefiting the super-wealthy across the U.S. and around the world.

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20 September 2025

A three-story banner of U.S. President Donald Trump remains on the Department of Labor building, three weeks after the purported purpose - Labor Day celebrations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on September 19, 2025. Opponents have criticized the banner as authoritarian, and a visual indicator of the direction of the country.

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3 September 2025

Former U.S. Marine Sergeant Eric Rhodes joins military veterans and hundreds of other demonstrators to demand impeachment and removal of Donald Trump from the office of the President, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on September 2, 2025. Protesters demanded accountability for Trump's crimes committed in and out of office, as well as for his mass deportation policies and federal takeover of policing.

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3 September 2025

A demontrator reacts to remarks delivered by rep. Al Green (D-TX) during a demonstration demanding impeachment and removal of Donald Trump from the office of the President, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on September 2, 2025. Military veterans and other protesters demanded accountability for Trump's crimes committed in and out of office, as well as for his mass deportation policies and federal takeover of policing.

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3 September 2025

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) speaks to hundreds of people during a demonstration demanding impeachment and removal of Donald Trump from the office of the President, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on September 2, 2025. Military veterans and other protesters demanded accountability for Trump's crimes committed in and out of office, as well as for his mass deportation policies and federal takeover of policing.

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3 September 2025

Demonstrators dressed as handmaids from The Handmaid's Tale join military veterans and hundreds of other demonstrators to demand impeachment and removal of Donald Trump from the office of the President, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on September 2, 2025. Protesters demanded accountability for Trump's crimes committed in and out of office, as well as for his mass deportation policies and federal takeover of policing.

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3 September 2025

Military veterans and hundreds of other demonstrators march in front of the U.S. Capitol demanding impeachment and removal of Donald Trump from the office of the President, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on September 2, 2025. Protesters demanded accountability for Trump's crimes committed in and out of office, as well as for his mass deportation policies and federal takeover of policing.

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