Legally speaking, it doesn't matter whether the U.S. president placed his hand on a bible. And he wouldn't be the first not ...

Some social media users wondered if Donald Trump not taking the oath on a religious text meant he wasn't properly sworn in.

Donald Trump raised his right hand while placing his left hand on the Bible Monday afternoon. He then took the oath of office ...

(Interestingly, there is also no stipulation that the oath of office end with “so help me God,” though ... he placed his hand ...

Although it's done so often it seems like rule, is there a requirement to use a Bible during a swearing-in ceremony?

During his inauguration on Monday, President Donald Trump appeared to forget to put his hand on the Bibles he brought for the swearing-in ceremony, instead leaving his left arm by his side.

The tradition of using a Bible during the swearing-in goes back to the very first inauguration, but not all Presidents have ...

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

The move, in effect, validated the far-right leader’s defiant claim that his criminal prosecution was a kind of political ...

Trump took the oath of office shortly after noon in Washington ... doesn't matter as the U.S. Constitution says “no religious Text shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office ...