The highest-ever proportion of MPs have chosen not to take a religious oath during their swearing-in ceremony in the House of Commons, an analysis has revealed. The study found, following last ...

While Article VI’s Oaths Clause simply requires the persons specified therein to “be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution,” the Presidential Oath of Office Clause ...

NEW DELHI: A significant amendment has been introduced in the Lok Sabha about the oath-taking procedure for the elected members. This comes against the backdrop of a recent controversy sparked by ...

The U.S. Constitution does not stipulate that a president-to-be place his or her hand on a Bible when taking the Oath, because each president who recites this oath or affirmation is “bound” by ...

On a Friday night in March 2023, Sean Horan called 911 to report that Michael Mendenhall, who runs a staffing agency out of a ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump took his oath of office on Monday with his right hand raised, but without placing his left hand on the two Bibles that his wife Melania held as she stood by his side.

A certified copy of the oath of affirmation to the candidate - who is under detention in Central Jail, Srinagar - was required to be issued by the authorised person, ...

As Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath, however, Trump raised his right hand but chose not to place his left hand on either Bible. Roberts began the process while ...

Video and photos show that Trump recited the oath from Roberts without placing his hand on the Lincoln Bible, first used to swear in the 16th U.S. president, and a Bible his mother gave him in 1955.

Philosopher Hook gave the regents low marks for imposing the oath in the first place. Moreover, in the course of the controversy, “an overwhelming majority” of the faculty had voted an anti ...