National organizers of the “Good Trouble Lives On” protests said more than 1,500 events took place across the country Thursday, pushing back against what they described as the Trump administration’s “most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations.

More than 200 rallied in Fort Myers to honor John Lewis and protest what they see as threats to civil and human rights.

A mutually beneficial U.S.-Japan tariff agreement is still possible, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - After being canceled Thursday due to a thunderstorm, Montpelier’s “Good Trouble” rally will be held today. There will be a photo procession of civil rights icons and songs from the Civil Rights era. Speakers will include Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas and State Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale.

The city commission will vote Monday on a substantial amendment to utilize CDBG funds for a drop-in shelter at the rescue mission.

The protests took place on the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights icon John Lewis. The former congressman coined the phrase "good trouble" to describe peaceful protests challenging civil rights infringements, and organizers say the upcoming demonstrations will carry on this legacy.

These reductions will create real challenges for all health systems, including ours,” said Mary Mannix, President and CEO of Augusta Health.