WASHINGTON (AP) — The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It ...

And the chatter over the National Anthem controversy hasn't died down in the days since Obama delivered his second Inaugural Address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., as fans, musicians and ...

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden’s second inauguration was not half as frenzied as the first, when some 1.8 million people descended on this city to witness the swearing-in of the United ...

For President Obama's second inaugural, we're just going through the motions. In advance of Monday’s festivities, the barriers have been erected around Lafayette Square, grandstands assembled up and ...

While political pundits discussed President Barack Obama’s second inaugural address and speculated about who would run for president in 2016, much of the Internet was preoccupied with photobombs from ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...