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?

Efforts to impeach Donald Trump for a third time are ramping up as he begins his second term as president. Newsweek has ...

Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, Jan. 20, taking the presidential oath without placing his hand on the Bibles Melania held beside him ...

Photos of the swearing-in ceremony showing Trump with his right hand raised and his left hand at his side — as opposed to atop the stack of bibles first lady Melania Trump held while standing ...

President Donald Trump is expected to take executive actions Monday that seek to end birthright citizenship, halt protections ...

Donald Trump raised his right hand while his left ... delayed Wednesday at the Capitol Rotunda. Trump took the oath of office shortly after noon in Washington, and was sworn in as the 47th ...

President Donald Trump gaffed in front of millions of people as he took the oath of office without placing his hand on the bible as planned. The new president's inaugural committee announced on ...

Donald J. Trump is now the 47th President of the United States after reciting the presidential oath of office with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in ...

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised a “golden age ... comeback that culminated in his taking the oath of office in the very building his supporters stormed four years ...

(NEXSTAR) – 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 ...

WASHINGTON – Instead of looking out over a sea of people when he took his oath of office on Monday, President Donald Trump raised his right hand in front of an elite − and largely enthusiastic ...

President Trump's family wasn't in place as the oath of office began, including his wife, Melania, who was holding two Bibles.