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

Donald Trump on Monday took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” and then promptly broke that oath by seeking to revoke the first ...

President Trump didn't place his hand on a Bible when he took his oath of office on Jan. 20, 2025. He’s not the first ...

Donald Trump raised his right hand while placing his left hand on the Bible Monday afternoon. He then took the oath of office ...

Donald J. Trump will be taking the oath of office as the president of the United States on Monday. The newly elected ...

Donald Trump is poised to swear to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” for a second term.

It was important in Cold War America to prove that it was a Christian nation, so a new story was added to the American ...

Although presidents and other government officials have historically sworn the oath on a Bible, the Constitution doesn’t require it.

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

The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally reads the oath of office to the incoming president, but the vice president has more flexibility.

Donald Trump's inauguration stirred curiosity online when he took his oath without placing his hand on the Bible. Experts assert that the act holds no legal significance, as the U.S. Constitution ...