Kevin Butterfield is director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. The Constitution is remarkably ...

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

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

The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands Center & Garden hosted a naturalization ceremony in partnership with the U.S.

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

The answer is, quite simply, no. It's the oath that matters ... the use of any specific text for swearing-in ceremonies. Article VI, Clause 3 of the Constitution states that: "no religious ...

But a crowd of increasingly powerful voices were proclaiming that the United States should emphasize Christian ... “so help me God” as he took the oath of office. And it helps explain why ...

Inauguration Day is just around the corner and preparations are well underway at the Capitol for Donald Trump’s second ...

Inauguration Day is just around the corner and preparations are well underway at the Capitol for Donald Trump’s second ...

According to USA.gov, the vice president-elect is sworn in first and repeats the same oath ... United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance ...