Oaths are an ancient practice; they were used to assure fealty in the Roman republic. The words to Trump’s recitation on Monday are prescribed in the Constitution. The phrase "So help me God" ...

The day’s pomp and unusual circumstances made for a lot of close-up encounters between political combatants, some awkward, ...

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

President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office, did not appear to place his left hand on either of the ...

Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States at the inauguration, but did not put ...

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 ...

Democratic strategist David Axelrod knocked President Trump for not placing his hand on the bible when taking the oath of ...

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 president to swear the oath without doing so.

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

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Father Frank Mann opened and closed the prayers of invocation and benediction at the inauguration of the new presidential administration.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he ...