From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions.

President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only ...

One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal ...

President Trump decorated the Oval Office with a collage of family photos and other personal effects that were on full ...

There's no place like home. And for Donald Trump, home is back in the White House after four tumultuous years. "What a great ...

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

Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration on March 4, 1801, marked the first time a president was sworn in at the newly established ...

His was, no doubt, the most accomplished presidency in the 64 years between George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s. And ...

After Joe Biden took office in 2021, reports emerged that he had removed the Diet Coke button from the presidential desk.

He saluted the bravery of service members in the nation’s wars and bowed to the presidencies of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Once president, Reagan initially ...

Roosevelt's portrait hangs over the Oval Office fireplace with paintings of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. Their achievements, triumphs and public words are the kind most ...

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat tradition? Here are some tidbits you might not know about Inauguration Day.