And what happens if that person can’t do the job? That’s where the presidential line of succession comes in. It provides a very thorough path to transfer power. See if you can put the various ...

One chair inside the U.S. Capitol will be empty Tuesday. The cabinet member who typically occupies it will be nowhere near the building or its surrounding area as Donald Trump delivers his joint ...

President Trump's speech Tuesday night was delivered in front of members of both Houses of Congress and the entire presidential line of succession — with one notable exception. Each year, one ...

One person is selected to sit out high-profile events like the State of the Union, inaugurations, and presidential speeches to joint sessions of Congress to preserve the Constitutional line of ...