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?

Kristi Noem kept Vice President JD Vance waiting about 25 minutes to swear her in after she was confirmed for homeland security secretary on Saturday, so he left without doing the honor, Politico ...

Vice President JD Vance reportedly had to dip out of Kristi Noem’s swearing-in ceremony after she showed up late. The former ...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had to swear in Kristi Noem as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on ...

Noem was sworn in as the Secretary of Homeland Security Saturday by Thomas after she was so late to the ceremony Vice ...

After a scheduling hiccup, Kristi Noem was finally sworn in Saturday as Department of Homeland Security secretary.

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a ...

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

JD Vance was sworn in as vice president on Monday. The Bible he used has Kentucky roots. While Vance is from Middletown, Ohio, Kentucky is a big part of his story. In his 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy, ...

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, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the ...

By Stephen J. Kotz Newly elected 1st District New York State Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni was sworn in to office by his ...