Scores of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday, organized by a pro-democracy movement in response to what they call a “hostile takeover” and attack on American rights and freedoms.

Thousands of protesters gathered across Michigan on Saturday, April 5, to rally against what demonstrators called a “billionaire power grab” by President Donald Trump and his top adviser, Elon Musk. Mass-action “Hands Off” protests were planned across the country on Saturday,

A woman at the Washington D.C. rally on the National Mall was pictured holding a sign saying: “Stop Destroying America.”

The NCLA ’s lawsuit, filed in Florida on April 3rd, does not quarrel with Mr Trump’s declaration of a national emergency concerning fentanyl. But it argues that the IEEPA “does not even mention tariffs” and notes that “no previous president” has turned to the statute to introduce tariffs in its nearly five-decade history.

In just 10 weeks in office, Donald Trump has imposed his will on perceived adversaries in business, politics, the media and allied nations by leveraging power in ways no other modern U.S. president has tried.

After GOP senators helped pass a measure to revoke Trump's Canada tariffs, talks are underway to force a House vote. Senators also unveiled a bipartisan bill to limit his authority.

As stock markets tumble in the aftermath of the president's sweeping tariffs, Republicans in Congress were watching with unease and talking of clawing back their power to levy tariffs.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate bill that would require congressional approval for new tariffs gained more Republican support on Friday, in the second day of a stock market rout sparked by President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping new taxes on imports.

The 51-48 vote unlocks a maneuver that will allow Republicans to bypass the Senate's filibuster and pass Trump's tax, border security and military priorities this year without Democratic votes.

US President Donald Trump's new sweeping global tariffs came into effect on Saturday. The US government introduced universal tariffs of a minimum of 10% on imports from all countries. Significantly higher punitive tariffs will apply for some,