Like many Democrats, Thompson and Huffman were aghast at much of Trump’s message, which generally sounded more like a ...

In “Raven Rock,” Graff details how the designated survivor concept was formalized by the Carter and Reagan administrations ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, a former Georgia congressman, was the designated survivor for President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.

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

But, when the rest of the government is gathered together for a big event, like President Donald Trump 's joint congressional ...

Donald Trump assessed his presidency as a ringing success during his first address to a joint session of Congress since he reclaimed the White House in January.

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