The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against the counterpoint of protests around the country.

Saturday’s festival at the National Mall in Washington included more than three dozen interactive booths. The public also had the opportunity to interact with soldiers and Army astronauts, participate in fitness competitions and watch the Army cut its birthday cake. 

President Donald Trump has long bet that he can scare allies into submission — a gamble that is increasingly being tested ahead of the Group of Seven summit beginning Monday in Canada.

Governors across the country have taken different approaches to prepare for nationwide protests as they face the potential of Trump circumventing them by sending in Marines or federalizing a state’s Guard without a governor’s consent.

Japan and the U.S. held another round of trade talks in Washington as officials try to reach an agreement ahead of a Group of Seven summit in Canada and a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has raised its force protection condition to Bravo and implemented additional Charlie-level security measures at all installations across the region, citing unspecified potential real-world threats.

U.S. Marines detained a man who had walked onto the property of a federal building in Los Angeles and did not immediately hear their commands to stop, marking the first time federal troops have detained a civilian since they were deployed to the city.

An Ohio grand jury indicted five people and accused them of using a fake charitable organization to exploit veterans and defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of $20 million.

Two hundred Marines will guard federal buildings in the Los Angeles area, freeing up more National Guard soldiers to back up federal agents arresting undocumented immigrants, the commander of military troops sent to the city said Friday.

Kenneth Guisewite is one of 30 Vietnam War veterans from Pennsylvania who will be honored Saturday as part of the “In Memory” program that seeks to recognize all who served their country in the war.