Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the U.S. Capitol alongside Democratic senators to protest what they say are ‘immoral’ cuts to the budget.

Lakota Lockhart and his family joined advocates on Capitol Hill to advocate for Medicaid and against proposed changes.

Across from the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Decatur, a group of protesters gather each week holding signs with calls to “save the CDC” and “reclaim democracy.” Their demands are not unlike those of other protests aimed against President Donald Trump’s recent cuts to public health agencies,

But they were nonetheless stirred — vocally urging Congress to protect Medicaid, SNAP food assistance benefits, and other programs targeted for what they say are crippling cuts in the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), now under review in the U.S. Senate.

Carroll, a disability rights advocate who lives with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, was among three Durham residents arrested during a June 10 Moral Monday demonstration led by Reverend Bishop William Barber II.

Burlington joined dozens of other cities across the U.S. rallying in solidarity with anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles who faced off with federal troops this week.

In a letter to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on Monday, NIH workers said they felt “compelled to speak up" about research cuts.