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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

From connoisseurs to more private drinkers, plenty of US presidents have enjoyed a glass (or more) of wine over the years.

Top members of the three branches of government will come together in a rare display of national unity and tradition when the presidential and vice-presidential oaths of office are delivered at Monday ...