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

President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday morning among a group of dignitaries and guests inside the Capitol.

President Donald Trump is expected to take executive actions Monday that seek to end birthright citizenship, halt protections ...

From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions.

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

Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when he was sworn into office in 1901, and John Quincy Adams, who chose a legal ...

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President Donald Trump faced backlash after critics noted that he did not place his hand on the Bible during his inauguration ...

Trump-swearing-in WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Donald Trump on Monday took the oath of office as the United States' 47th ...

WASHINGTON — The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally administers the oath of office to the incoming president, while the vice president has more flexibility in choosing who reads their ...

Donald Trump is returning to Washington to kick off days of pageantry to herald his second inauguration as president ...

Ed Martin, a longtime advocate for Jan. 6 defendants recently named to run the prosecutors’ office, sought to undo a judge’s ...