"Designated Survivor" starred Kiefer Sutherland as a cabinet member who becomes president after an attack kills all of those slated to succeed ahead of him.

One of President Trump's Cabinet members will skip Tuesday's State of the Union address, sitting out as the designated survivor who would become president if a catastrophic attack hit. Why it matters: ...

One chair inside the U.S. Capitol will be empty on Tuesday night at President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address. The cabinet member who typically occupies it will be nowhere near ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — They typically start the day as low-profile Cabinet secretaries. They end it that way, too, God willing. But when the rest of the government is gathered together for a big event, ...

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 ...

As President Donald Trump began his State of the Union address in front of Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 24, one cabinet member was conspicuously missing from the proceedings at the Capitol. Doug Collins ...

When President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, one member of his Cabinet was not in attendance because they were tapped to serve as the designated survivor.