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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).
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States.Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., the house was built in 1893 for the observatory's superintendent.
Vance is the third-youngest person to serve as vice president and the first from the Millennial generation. He is also the first Marine Corps veteran to serve as vice president, becoming the highest-ranking Iraq War veteran in the U.S. government. [152] Vance is the second Catholic vice president, after Joe Biden. [153]
How Vance is carving out his role as VP By Henry J. Gomez. Vice President JD Vance’s White House portfolio has come into sharper focus this week, revealing how and where the White House is most ...
Kamala Devi Harris (/ ˈ k ɑː m ə l ə ˈ d eɪ v i / ⓘ KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee, [1] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who served from 2021 to 2025 as the 49th vice president of the United States under President Joe Biden. She was the first female U.S. vice president, making her the highest-ranking female official ...
“The nature of being vice president is to stay in the background,” Christopher Miller, a University of Richmond political science professor, previously told the outlet. “It’s hard to pivot ...
Vice President-elect Dan Quayle (second from right) and his wife Marilyn with Vice President and President-elect George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara, as well as outgoing president Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy during a press conference held in the White House Rose Garden during the 1988–89 presidential transition of George H. W. Bush