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

The Bible is deeply rooted in Vance’s family. His grandmother gave it to him when he left home in 2003 for the Marines.

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" ...

According to the U.S. Department of State, in 1789 George Washington began the tradition of taking the oath with a hand on the Bible. Presidents can choose another book, for example, John Quincy Adams ...

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 ...

Images from the inauguration show President Trump did not put his hand on a Bible as he was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief ...

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

JD Vance will take his oath of office on the bible that once belonged to his great-grandmother. Vance will be first to take ...

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