Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump did not place his hand on a Bible when taking the oath of office in January. Is that a requirement?

And pretty tragically, this woman had her hands bitten off by a shark after she reportedly ‘tried to take a photo of the ...

Images from the inauguration show President Trump did not put his hand on a Bible as he was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. It is not required in the Constitution.

A deity whose normative modus operandi is the preplanning and causation of all evil acts and sinful behavior is foreign to ...

Is a Bible required to take office in the U.S.? Whether Trump did or did not get his left hand on top of the Bibles actually doesn't matter as the U.S. Constitution says “no religious Text shall ...

Presidential inaugurations hold a symbolic place in U.S. history, with the choice of Bible often reflecting personal or national significance.

The longstanding tradition of taking the presidential oath with one hand on a Bible stretches back to George Washington and was observed by Mr. Trump in 2017. But doing so is not a requirement.

There is no legal requirement for the president to place his hand on the Bible. According to Article VI, Clause 3, of the U.S. Constitution, which covers oaths of office, members of Congress ...