Noem becomes third Trump nominee to have hearing delayed because of FBI: report

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's confirmation hearing was pushed pack on Tuesday, making her the third of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees to have their confirmation hearings moved while allegedly waiting for the FBI to complete its paperwork. 

Noem, who was nominated for Homeland Security Secretary, was initially expected to testify in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday morning, but the hearing was rescheduled for Friday morning at 9 a.m. Eastern, according to the committee's website. 

The committee did not give a reason for the schedule change, but Politico reported that it was because senators were still waiting for "paperwork" from the FBI, citing a person familiar with the process.

The change comes after Senate panels delayed the confirmation hearings of Trump's nominees for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Veteran Affairs Secretary Mike Collins on Monday. Burgum is still expected to testify this week, on Thursday, but Collins will not appear before his panel until next week. 

Trump's Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi, CIA Director nominee John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State nominee Sen. Marco Rubio, and Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy are all still slated to appear in front of their respective committees on Wednesday. 

Energy Secretary nominee Chris Wright and Trump's Office of Management and Budget director nominee Russ Vought will also testify  in front of their committees on Wednesday.

A full list of this week's hearings can be found here. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.