Some might think it naïve to expect our leaders to tell the truth. Consider the old saw: How you can tell when a politician is lying? His lips are moving! The current president is a master ...

Article II, Section 8 of the Constitution states that before the start of a presidential term, the president “shall take” the oath of office, including a promise to “preserve, protect and defend the ...

WASHINGTON -- Not all presidential transitions are hotly contested or controversial. President Donald Trump will be the first president in 150 years not to attend the inauguration of his successor.

Chief Justice Roberts flubbed somewhat at Tuesday's inauguration. Jan. 22, 2009 — -- At the end of his first full day in the White House, President Obama retook the oath of office in an ...

President Trump betrayed his oath of office by pretending not to understand his job. In January 2025 (and January 2017), Trump took the presidential oath, pledging allegiance to the Constitution: “I, ...

W A S H I N G T O N, Jan. 20 -- After a day of speeches, parades and some work, the newly-sworn in President George W. Bush said it was a 'time for dancing' at one of the inaugural balls he and first ...

Marie Saavedra joined the CBS2 Chicago news team in October 2020 as an anchor. She grew up in Evanston and is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism. The new mayor of Arlington Heights, ...

Dan Kobil is a professor of constitutional law at Capital University Law School in Columbus. Some might think it naïve to expect our leaders to tell the truth. Consider the old saw: How you can tell ...