Organizers rallied under the “No Kings” slogan outside the White House after Congress advanced an emergency authorities bill opponents say weakens legislative oversight. Speakers from civil liberties coalitions, local mutual aid networks, and national voting rights organizations called for transparency before any new executive surveillance tools are authorized. Livestreams and short-form clips circulated across X, TikTok, and YouTube, propelling #NoKings and related hashtags into national trending lists and prompting lawmakers to issue statements acknowledging the protests within 24 hours.