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

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

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World: Trump delivered the joint address to Congress on Tuesday night for the first time in his second presidency. Before ...

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.

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.

President Donald Trump designated 13-year-old brain cancer survivor DJ Daniel an honorary Secret Service member during his joint address to Congress on Tuesday night.

President Donald Trump fulfilled his promise to impose sweeping tariffs on America’s top three trading partners, Mexico, China and Canada.

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