With members of the presidential line of succession in the Capitol for President Trump's speech to the joint session of ...

A top government official named designated survivor to preserve the presidential line of succession in the event of a ...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins will serve as designated survivor during President Donald Trump’s joint address to ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins is this year’s designated survivor, according to a White House official, retreating ...

Northern California Rep. Mike Thompson has been selected by House Democrats as their "designated survivor" ahead of President ...

Doug Collins, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is reportedly serving as the designated survivor during President Trump's ...

The concept of a "designated survivor" has inspired intrigue and mystery for decades, even inspiring a TV show. But what does the role entail?

For a brief period, while the rest of the government is gathered together, a designated survivor is kept away to ensure ...

The so-called "designated survivor" is a person in the presidential line of succession that is intentionally not in ...

The tradition calls for a member of the president's cabinet to be absent from speeches to joint sessions of Congress to ...