One chair inside the U.S. Capitol will be empty on Tuesday night at President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address.

One top government official was notably absent during the State of the Union address. Here's what his temporary job entailed.

Doug Collins, a politician from Georgia and the U.S. Cabinet VA Secretary served as the designated survivor for the State of ...

One member of the cabinet will not be attending the State of the Union address on Wednesday, as part of the potential ...

WASHINGTON — Should the unthinkable happen during President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening, the House of Representatives will have designated survivors stashed away in a secure ...

Not every member of Donald Trump’s cabinet will be in attendance when the president delivers his State of the Union address ...

The practice of tapping a "survivor" from the presidential line of succession is believed to date back to the Cold War.

President Donald Trump tapped Doug Collins to serve as the designated survivor for the State of the Union address.

Calif., said "there were no attacks, everything was fine — with the exception of what the president had to say.” ...

Taking on the role of designated survivor brings extra adrenaline jolts and humbling thoughts about being unwittingly ...

Doug Collins serves as designated survivor during Trump's State of the Union address, continuing vital security protocol ...

Previous designated survivors have included Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona in 2024, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh in ...