Since 1947, there has been a designated survivor from the presidential Cabinet that does not attend the inauguration and State of the Union ceremonies in case of a catastrophic attack. The designated ...

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona was the designated survivor chosen to sit out Thursday's State of the Union, a White House official confirmed to CBS News. Cardona is 16th in the presidential ...

It's notable, then, that this year’s sprawling security footprint did not expressly include one key component considered fundamental to U.S. tradition: The naming of a designated survivor.

At Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration Jan. 20, an NBC spokesperson pointed out that there is no designated survivor—a person in the cabinet who forgoes attending events in case of a ...

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is being inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, but not everyone from his new administration will be there. For events such as the ...

Greenbrier, said he prays that Arkansas never faces a doomsday scenario that leaves the Natural State leaderless, but ...

The designated survivor is a traditional role that goes to a cabinet secretary who isn’t present at the State of the Union address – and must leave Washington – so he or she cou ...

on the highly anticipated series Designated Survivor. In this dramatic thriller, Kirkman will struggle to keep the country and his own family from falling apart, while navigating the highly ...

Jan 20, 2025; Washington, DC, USA; U.S. President Donald Trump raises his fist after taking the oath on the day of his Presidential Inauguration at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U ...

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