As Americans across the country raise concerns about the health of their leaders, here's what you need to know about the ...

The United States has a determined hierarchy for the presidential line of succession. If the elected president dies, resigns, is temporarily incapacitated, or is removed from office, the office of ...

It also authorizes Congress to establish a line of succession beyond the vice presidency. Left unclear by the clause was whether the vice president became president or simply acted as president in ...

The First Family did not shy away from the spotlight, but instead were glowing with pride and love for the 47th President as they reminded America how Trump has solidified his line of Succession.

Until his death on Monday, Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye stood three heartbeats away from the presidency. Because of a very foolish and anachronistic Senate tradition, the longest-serving member of ...

It was clear that there was no procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of vice president, although the Constitution authorized Congress to legislate a line of succession to cover situations ...

In formulating the present succession law in 1947, President Truman recommended the substitution of the Speaker for the Secretary of State as second man in the line of succession because the ...