Organizer Brielle Lee Barrett was overcome with emotion as she looked out at roughly 500 flag-waving protesters who braved the cold Wednesday in St. Paul and chanted in opposition of new President Donald Trump.

Hundreds flocked to the State Capitol building to protest Project 2025 and the Trump Administration’s sweeping executive orders on Feb. 5. The protest is part of a nationwide effort — “Reject Project

Protesters marched around the North Carolina State Capitol building on Wednesday, part of a nationwide series of demonstrations in state capitals against the new administration of President Donald Trump.