When President Donald Trump took the oath of office, he didn't have his hand on the Bible. Does this matter and why do politicians do it at all?

Every president has mentioned God in one way or another in Inaugural Addresses, including President Trump on Monday ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde isn’t afraid to speak truth to power. Unlike almost everyone else in President Donald Trump’s ...

As millions watched President Donald Trump’s inauguration at the White House on Monday, Jan. 20, many noticed that he did not ...

From left, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W ... Melania ...

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

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the ...

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the ...

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

Top members of the three branches of government will come together in a rare display of national unity and tradition when the presidential and vice-presidential oaths of office are delivered at Monday ...

Since then, states have been pushing the edges on what Robert Tuttle, law professor at Washington, DC's George Washington University ... "On my first day in office, I put my hand on the Bible, and I ...

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat ...