President Donald Trump broke a long-standing tradition during his inauguration when he didn't place his hand on the Bible, prompting some to blame Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who was administering the oath of office. It is tradition to use a ...
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While the Constitution does not specify who must administer oaths, Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to swear in Donald Trump on Monday, continuing a two-century-old tradition.
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In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons have shattered political and legal norms. But one order is in a category of its own.
Trump is likely to succeed in expanding presidential powers on some fronts because the Constitution generally puts vast power in the hands of the president.
Even the motivations behind Barrett's rushed nomination were called into question, painting her as the vessel through which Republicans would finally be able to overturn the Affordable Care Act due to a case arriving at the court about the same time as she did in October 2020.
Trump took the oath of office on Monday immediately after Vice President JD Vance was sworn in by Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. As Vance took the oath of office, he placed his right hand on a Bible that was held by his wife, Usha Vance, as she also held one of their three children.
Notably, former President John Quincy Adams opted for a book ... a Trump supporter with over 200,000 followers on X, posted: "Supreme Court Justice Roberts didn't wait for Trump's family or ...