Nationwide protests against President Donald Trump, tensions in the Middle East amid Israel's strikes on Iran and expected rainy weather in Washington on Saturday could dampen spirits at a military parade on the U.

The military parade to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and its convergence with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday are combining to create a peacetime outlier in U.S. history. Yet it still reflects global traditions that serve a range of political and cultural purposes.

As a military parade rolls through Washington, DC, on Saturday – President Donald Trump’s birthday – millions of Americans are expected to protest in what organizers predict will be the strongest display of opposition to Trump’s administration since he took office in January.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after President Donald Trump was dazzled by a grand military parade down the Champs-Élysées in Paris, he is finally getting a chance to try to top the spectacle.

Plus, Ana Navarro intends to attend the peaceful "No Kings" protests, "not because I hate my country but because I love my country."

The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.

People planning to attend "No Kings" rallies to protest against President Donald Trump's policies on Saturday could face rain, thunderstorms, and challenging heat. Multiple groups are planning demonstrations against a military parade set for June 14 in the nation's capital.