Pennsylvania's junior senator must show he is willing to put the Constitution first. His vote for Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense bodes ill.
President Trump's family wasn't in place as the oath of office began, including his wife, Melania, who was holding two Bibles.
President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office, did not appear to place his left hand on either of the Bibles brought to the swearing-in ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday.
Donald Trump raised his right hand while placing his left hand on the Bible Monday afternoon. He then took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.
President Donald Trump faced backlash after critics noted that he did not place his hand on the Bible during his inauguration on Monday, raising questions about the tradition’s significance during the formal ceremony.
Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, taking the oath without placing his hand on the Bible
President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday morning among a group of dignitaries and guests inside the Capitol.
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.
President Donald Trump’s second time taking the oath of office had the internet buzzing about rules and tradition. Unlike former President Barack Obama’s 2009 swearing-in — when Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Obama stumbled through some ...
Trump became president moments after noon, taking the oath read by Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump was joined by his wife Melania Trump who was holding both a family bible and the one used by President Abraham Lincoln at his 1861 inauguration.
President Donald Trump is expected to take executive actions Monday that seek to end birthright citizenship, halt protections for transgender Americans, and pardon participants in the Jan. 6 riot.
Although it's done so often it seems like rule, is there a requirement to use a Bible during a swearing-in ceremony?