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.

If the U.S. president were to die, become incapacitated, resign or be removed from office, the U.S. Constitution and Presidential Succession Act of 1947 outlines who would be next in the line of ...

If the U.S. president were to die, become incapacitated, resign or be removed from office, the U.S. Constitution and Presidential Succession Act of 1947 outlines who would be next in the line of ...

The U.S. Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 outline the presidential order of succession. The line of succession of cabinet officers is in the order of their agencies ...

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.

If the U.S. president were to die, become incapacitated, resign or be removed from office, the U.S. Constitution and Presidential Succession Act of 1947 outlines who would be next in the line of ...