Monday's ceremony saw historic safety protections. But no designated survivor was named, raising questions as to why.

Hundreds of people were packed into the Capitol Rotunda on Monday for ... one person is typically misses out on the inauguration: the "designated survivor." Historically, one person in the line ...

Instead, they are collectively known as “hibaku taikensha” (people who were exposed to radiation), who were outside the zone the government designated for receiving the atomic-bomb survivor ...

The nation's capital was transformed seemingly overnight ... considered fundamental to U.S. tradition: The naming of a designated survivor. In D.C., the tightly coordinated federal protection ...

A designated survivor, typically someone from the president's cabinet, is someone chosen not to attend the event to ensure the succession of the presidency.