The orders signed at the White House included a directive to end birthright citizenship, a move sure to spark a ...

As Trump recited the Oath of Office, he never lifted his left hand to place it upon the Bibles. Was it a mistake?

As millions watched President Donald Trump’s inauguration at the White House on Monday, Jan. 20, many noticed that he did not ...

Theodore Roosevelt did not use a Bible when he was sworn in following the death of President William McKinley in 1901. Lyndon ...

According to the U.S. Department of State, in 1789 George Washington began the tradition of taking the oath with a hand on ...

Former President Joe Biden’s pre-emptive pardon for retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give the retired military official a shield against any ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In the first hours of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly everyone convicted of crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol – ...

The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have ...

Trump took the oath of office on Monday immediately after Vice President JD Vance was sworn in by Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. As Vance took the oath of office, he placed his right ...

The USA TODAY Fact Check Team is monitoring the inauguration ceremony, other addresses from Trump and former Present Joe ...

Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using ...

Although it's done so often it seems like rule, is there a requirement to use a Bible during a swearing-in ceremony?