An oil painting of George Washington taking the oath of office as the first president of the United States on April 30, 1789, in New York City. Ramon de Elorriaga/Encyclopedia Britannica via Wikimedia ...

The House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday voted to keep "so help you God" in the oath administered to witnesses testifying before the panel, a day after Republicans denounced an apparent ...

Christian nationalism had a lasting impact on the presidential oath of office: There is no evidence George Washington added the phrase more than 200 years ago. Photo by Pixabay/Pexels On Jan. 20, ...

A key committee in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives is moving to eliminate the God reference from the oath administered to witnesses testifying before the panel, as part of a new rules ...

For years, Olga Paule Perrier-Bilbo, a French national and green-card holder who has lived in Scituate since 2000, has wanted to become an American citizen. That dream, she claims in a new federal ...

"I would like to thank the Academy..." Whoops -- wrong speech. Instead, here's a chance to study how some presidents have taken the oath of office. The Presidential Oath of Office can be found in ...

BOSTON (CN) - A French atheist who has been brushing up on the U.S. Constitution as part of her preparations to become a U.S. citizen claims in a federal complaint that the phrase “so help me God” is ...

BOSTON (CN) - A French atheist living in Massachusetts lost her court battle Friday to strike the phrase “so help me God” from the U.S. citizenship oath. Granting the government summary judgment, U.S.

BOSTON — Nearly every elected official in Massachusetts, from the governor to members of town boards, recite the phase “so help me, God” when taking the oath of office. But a proposal to amend the ...

Did George Washington add the words “so help me God” to the constitutionally prescribed oath of office when he was sworn in as president on April 30, 1789? I’ve always thought so, and when discussing ...