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 ...

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 ...

Students will join the crowds on the National Mall for President Obama’s second inauguration Monday. In January 1981, Kathleen DePippo (NHS ’84) found her way into one of President Reagan’s inaugural ...

As supporters of President Obama prepare for his toned-down but glammed-up second inauguration over the long weekend of Jan. 19-21, the president's detractors are making other plans. Across the ...

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 ...