Dan, in his history of the upper chamber, The Senate: 1789-1989, Senator Byrd details why President Truman wanted to keep the majority leader out of the line of succession: There may also have been… ...

In still another US book on the constitution system, The Challenge of Democracy (202), the three authors write that the vice president's primary function is to serve as standby equipment.

To understand why, read the 25th Amendment. Ratified in 1967, it clarified the rules of presidential and vice-presidential succession and disability.

With members of the presidential line of succession in the Capitol for President Trump's speech to the joint session of Congress, a designated survivor will be named to stay away in case of a ...

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.

"Sometimes the fight takes a while," Kamala Harris said in a video about the release of her newforthcoming book '107 Days.' ...