Called the Presidential Succession Act, the law has a long history of changes ... 2005 added the secretary of Homeland Security to the list. In Trump's administration, here's the full line ...

What is the U.S. order of succession? The U.S. Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 detail the U.S. order of succession—what would happen if the president is incapacitated ...

Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of ...

Donald Trump took oath today as the 47th US President at the US Capitol Rotunda, marking his second term as head of the state.

The process of replacing a president falls under the Presidential Succession Act of 1792 ... of State the first cabinet official on the list. It was during the Cold War in the late 1950s that ...

The “bumping” provision may run afoul of the requirement of the Presidential Succession Clause that “such Officer shall act accordingly [as acting president], until the Disability be removed ...

Another objection to the present succession law is its doubtful constitutionality. Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution empowers Congress to declare "what officer" shall act as President in ...