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

On the eve of Trump’s second inaugural address, Americans wonder whether he will follow the path of Jefferson and Lincoln ...

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

For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.

Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s an occurrence that would’ve seemed doubly implausible in ...

Op-ed President George Washington took the very first oath of office as the nation's Commander-in-Chief on April 27, 1789, ...

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on ...

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is receiving a warm welcome at his confirmation hearing to become secretary of State.

When Donald Trump assumes office on Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, he will mark the solemn occasion with ...

Inaugural addresses that newly minted presidents have given over the past 250 years have aimed to do several key things, ...

Words matter. Leadership matters. Jefferson and Lincoln, two of America’s greatest presidents, sought unity in a time of deep division.” | Opinion ...