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When massive demonstrations against racial injustice erupted across the nation last summer, protesters often swarmed onto roads or highways to draw attention to their cause

In the wake of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests, Republican legislators in 22 states are considering tough new penalties against people who break the law while protesting — and some bills even offer protection to people who injure protesters. Civil rights groups argue that these new laws could chill First Amendment rights to protest. Sophie Quinton of The Pew...

In the weeks since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, at least 13 states have taken up legislation to crack down on protests. The push, critics say, is a revival of broader anti-protest efforts that emerged amid the Black Lives Matter demonstrations that rocked the country in the summer, NBC News reports.

Tens of thousands of people have protested across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a wave of nationwide demonstrations that have rattled the Kremlin

The unrest following George Floyd’s death and into election day 2020 had a lasting impact on a 9-year-old from Washington, D.C. So she wrote a poem and turned it in to a rap song that she calls a letter to D.C. News 4’s Shawn Yancy spoke with Zyah Brown about her mission to help make the world a better...

Nine-year-old Zyah Brown was set to perform with a go-go band at Black Lives Matters Plaza on Election Night, but before she could take the mic, she couldn’t believe her eyes. “The police were pushing and shoving people in the crowd,” Zyah said. “I lost my family in the mix; we started running.” Seeing her father in handcuffs left...

The new bill would release drivers who run over protesters from any liability.

The Kremlin’s spokesman says the U.S. Embassy’s statements about the extensive protests in Russia, in which more than 3,500 people reportedly were arrested, interfere in the country’s domestic affairs and encourage Russians to break the law

Thousands of National Guard soldiers and security officers from multiple federal agencies are working to protect Washington, D.C. in the wake of last week’s violence at the Capitol.

Authorities in all 50 states are on high alert after an FBI warning that there may be violent protests ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Some of the largest companies in the world have begun testing the temperatures of their workers. CNBC Make It spoke with an employment attorney to get to the bottom of what rights workers have.

The question of how many people attend a large event like Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, or a Black Lives Matter march, may appear to be a simple one. But even with a standard method for estimating crowd sizes that dates back to the 1960s, the calculus can be tricky — and political. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado explores how technology is making...

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser urged Americans on Monday not to travel to the capital for the inauguration next week due to the recent acts of domestic terrorism against the U.S. Capitol building as well as surging coronavirus numbers. The mayor also highlighted that she has asked President Donald Trump to preemptively declare a state of emergency in the...

“The United States and the U.S. Congress have faced down much greater threats than the unhinged crowd we saw today,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said on Wednesday. “We’ve never been deterred before, and we will not be deterred today.”

While sheltering in place Wednesday, Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin called on President Donald Trump to put an end to the chaos that ensued after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol building. “Mr. President, you have got to stop this,” he said. “You are the only person who can call this off. Call it off. The election is over. Call...

A group of pro-Trump rioters swarmed news crew equipment outside the U.S. Capitol and destroyed it on Wednesday.

A Slate journalist captured the moment protesters attempted to break into the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday by smashing the glass window panes of a door.

The Cannon House Office Building and at least one building of the Library of Congress have been evacuated Wednesday, congressional staff confirmed to NBC4.