The tradition calls for a member of the president's cabinet to be absent from speeches to joint sessions of Congress to ensure the line of succession stays alive.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins was named as the designated survivor for US President Donald Trump's 2025 joint ...

Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins served as the designated survivor during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint ...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins has been chosen as the designated survivor for President Trump's 2025 joint ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins is this year’s designated survivor, according to a White House official, retreating ...

A top government official named designated survivor to preserve the presidential line of succession in the event of a ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins has been named the designated survivor for President Donald Trump's speech to ...

and Doug brings that. But, guys, he’s a chaplain. I mean, come on, how perfect is that?” Collins’ nomination sailed through the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee in a 18-1 vote. The lone dissenter, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins as secretary ... Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said she was concerned that Collins would limit access to reproductive care like ...