Category: Washington DC Protest

Unlikely Political Alliance Changes Pro-Life Protest Tactics

WASHINGTON—Pro-life protests outside the U.S. Supreme Court are learning the political Left’s distinctive protest style from a new activist group. Lauren Handy, an anarcho-mutualist, is the director of activism for Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU), a Left-wing pro-life protest group founded in October 2021. PAAU includes anarchists, communists, and animal rights activists that oppose abortion. Since…


Alito Protests Disrupt Police and Neighborhood

FAIRFAX, Va.—Minutes after protesters chanting about abortion depart, children in Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s neighborhood call “Mommy!” as they play outside. For weeks now, protests at the homes of the six conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices have drawn law enforcement’s attention, filled residential neighborhoods with shouted obscenities, and disrupted neighborhood traffic. The protests are…


Supreme Court Blockade Protest Meeting Won’t Denounce Violence

WASHINGTON—As Washington’s authorities brace for violence over Supreme Court verdicts, activist planners told followers not to oppose violence. At a Sunday meeting hosted in Petworth United Methodist Church and run by the organizing group, Shut Down DC, several activist leaders announced that violence was counterproductive to their group’s own strategy, but not necessarily bad. Shut…


Supreme Court Protest Organizers Won’t Rule Out Violence

WASHINGTON—As officials in Washington brace for possible violence following a Supreme Court decision about access to abortion, organizers of a group planning protests at the high court told followers not to oppose the use of violence. Leaders of the group “Shut Down DC” stated at an organizing meeting at Petworth United Methodist Church in D.C….


Protesters Attempt to Finalize Supreme Court Shutdown Scheme in Chaotic Meeting

If blockading vehicle entrances to the U.S. Supreme Court won’t stop justices, protesters led by the organizing group Shut Down D.C. plan to block the court’s pedestrian entrances. On June 10, about 34 activists attended a Zoom meeting meant to finalize plans. An earlier activist planning meeting had more than 60 people present. The protest…


What Happened in DC on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON—On Jan. 6, supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in the nation’s capital for a demonstration, called the “Save America March.” The plan was to hold a rally in The President’s Park just south of the White House and then march to the Capitol building to demand that Congress and Vice President Mike Pence reject…


Sarah Palin: Stop Labeling Protestors ‘Trump Supporters’

Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska and vice presidential nominee, has called on the media to stop labeling protesters in Capitol Hill “Trump supporters” or “Republicans.” “Media: quit labeling DC protestors ‘Conservatives, Republicans, Tea Partiers, Trump Supporters, etc’ LOOK IN TO WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE who’d choose an apparent leaderless insane swarm to create a perception…


Proud Boys Leader Released and Ordered to Stay Away From DC

Henry (Enrique) Tarrio, leader and co-founder of the Proud Boys was released but ordered by a judge to remain outside Washington D.C. until his next court hearing. Tarrio is facing charges for destruction of property and two felony weapons charges. According to officers, he was in possession of two high-capacity magazines at the time of…