The demonstrations — which organizers estimate drew up to 20,000 people — concluded mostly peacefully just hours after a death threat made against state lawmakers scheduled to attend the protest prom...

“It’s a threat to democracy. But it’s real. We can’t let them silence us, but we have to be vigilant,” he said.

The threat came on the same day two state lawmakers in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party were assassinated in Minnesota.

Millions of people turned out for "No Kings" protests nationwide on Saturday that were largely peaceful though there were some arrests and police had to disperse unruly crowds, including in Georgia and Los Angeles.

“No Kings” protests swept across New England and the nation Saturday, with crowds ranging from hundreds to thousands gathering in cities and towns.

“We’re here to say loud and clear, in a democracy there are no kings and no one is above the law,” said Dwayne Heisler, director of the Pennsylvania Policy Center.