Should all the senators and representatives be killed, the designated survivors from the House and the Senate would become Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate, respectively.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona was the designated survivor chosen to sit out ... Mike Johnson of Louisiana), Senate pro tempore (Sen. Patty Murray of Washington), Secretary of State (Antony ...

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.

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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 ...

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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 ...