Nearly 50 protests are scheduled across Florida July 17, 2025, in response to 'civil and human attacks' made by Trump administration, organizers say.

Community members around the Mohawk Valley will join Americans at more than 1,000 events nationwide on Thursday, July 17, to honor the legacy of Congressman John Lewis and fight back against what protestors argue are growing attacks on civil and human rights.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that it will add $3.3 trillion to the deficit over the next ten years. Elon Musk, once Trump’s highest profile ally, has warned again in recent days that the legislation would send the country into “debt slavery.” He also threatened to fund primary challengers to Republicans who voted for the legislation.

Nine Republican state senators who were stripped of their ability to vote for GOP party leadership during a state convention last month have lodged a protest with the party, requesting the elections be nullified.

In research published in Social Science Quarterly, the study's investigator expected that migrants living in cities where local voting rights are extended to non-citizens would be more likely to engage in protests compared with those in restrictive contexts.

Several organizations across mid-Michigan plan to participate in the nationwide resistance, John Lewis Day of Action “Good Trouble Lives On.”