America's civic rituals are astonishingly spare. The inauguration of a president is a short ceremony, constructed around a simple oath prescribed by the U.S. Constitution, and followed by a speech. To ...

Donald John Trump was inaugurated as president Monday for the second time in eight years. And again, we were all glued to his speech for clues about what lay ahead. Trump has often talked ...

President Donald J. Trump was sworn in for a second term Monday, and his inaugural address covered the familiar ground of his campaign rally speeches.