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The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office in the executive branch [8] [9] of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the president of the Senate.
The vice president has three constitutional functions: to replace the president in the event of death, disability or resignation; to count the votes of electors for president and vice president and declare the winners before a joint session of Congress; and to preside over the Senate (with the role of breaking ties).
The President of the United States is, according to the Constitution, the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces and Chief Executive of the Federal Government. The Secretary of Defense is the "Principal Assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense", and is vested with statutory authority (10 U.S.C. § 113) to lead the Department and all of its component ...
President Joe Biden talked about the military's widening world role and called West Point cadets "guardians of ... Biden had spoken twice before at West Point graduations as vice president, in ...
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in a few days will step into the West Wing, a heartbeat away from holding the most powerful office in the world.
Vance being sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on January 20, 2025. On January 20, 2025, Vance was sworn in as the 50th vice president of the United States. [158] Before his inauguration, Vance held a meeting with China's vice president Han Zheng in which they discussed China–United States relations. [159]
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said it would be a "huge mistake" for North Korea to exchange military support with Russia for use in its war against Ukraine. Harris, who is in Jakarta ...
Role: Advisory board providing professional military advice to the secretary of defense and the president: Established in practice: 1942: Constituting instrument: National Security Act of 1947 currently codified at 10 U.S.C. § 151: Predecessor entities: Joint Board (1903–1942) Members; Chairman: Gen Charles Q. Brown Jr., USAF: Vice Chairman