Feinstein, 89, also would be third in the line of presidential succession, behind the vice president and the speaker of the House. But she has decided that the pro tem position is not for her.

In 1946, President Harry Truman, who had recently taken a dangerous trip to Potsdam with his secretary of state and was aware that with no vice president the line of succession was thin, pushed ...

In 1946, President Harry Truman, who had recently taken a dangerous trip to Potsdam with his secretary of state and was aware that with no vice president the line of succession was thin, pushed ...

In 1947, the president pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the House were brought back in to the line of succession. This time, the speaker of the House was first in line behind the vice ...

The president's COVID-19 diagnosis raises immediate questions about national security, and whether the country needs to raise its alert level to foreign threats.

Following him in line for the Presidency is 86-year old president protempore of the Senate, Carl Hayden, and then the Cabinet beginning with the Secretary of State.

At a joint hearing conducted by the Senate's Rules Committee and its Judiciary Committee, scholars and senators discussed the problems with the presidential line of succession as it stands today.

Updated: 8:18 PM PDT Oct 2, 2020 Mark Albert What the president's COVID-19 result means for national security risks, line of succession Updated: 8:18 PM PDT Oct 2, 2020 Advertisement What the ...