The designated survivor is a Cabinet member who does not attend the State of the Union address and would take over the presidency in case a catastrophic incident at the Capitol causes the death or ...

A "designated survivor" from President Biden's cabinet will be kept in a safe place during the State of the Union address as part of a practice that dates back to the Cold War.

A government official is chosen as the designated survivor during high-profile political events to maintain the presidential line of succession in the event of a catastrophe. Here's how it works.

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is the designated survivor for the State of the Union, or the person who will take over as president if there is a mass casualty event while most of the government is ...

The tradition calls for a member of the president's cabinet to be absent from the State of the Union, in case a catastrophic disaster strikes the U.S. Capitol.

The president didn’t have a designated survivor during his first joint address to Congress in 2021, when Covid-19 protocols meant many Cabinet officials were watching from outside the Capitol.

A government official is chosen as the designated survivor during high-profile political events to maintain the presidential line of succession in the event of a catastrophe. Here's how it works.

The tradition calls for a member of the president's cabinet to be absent from the State of the Union, in case a catastrophic disaster strikes the U.S. Capitol.

The tradition calls for a member of the president's cabinet to be absent from the State of the Union, in case a catastrophic disaster strikes the U.S. Capitol.

One member of the president's cabinet is to be absent from the State of the Union in case a catastrophic event strikes the U.S. Capitol.

The tradition calls for a member of the president's cabinet to be absent from the State of the Union, in case a catastrophic disaster strikes the U.S. Capitol.