Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem, and Sean Duffy—are among President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Their potential appointments could significantly influence Minnesota and neighboring states.

Kristi Noem's Senate confirmation hearing for her nomination as the head of the Department of Homeland Security was delayed on Wednesday after "a delay on the FBI background check"

The hearing was scheduled for Wednesday. It’s now postponed to 9 a.m. Eastern time on Friday (10 a.m. central time). The hearing will be conducted by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. More: Gov. Kristi Noem gave her last State of the State address Tuesday. Read it here:

So far, three people have been confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet: former Sen. Marco Rubio as the secretary of state, John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense.

Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks begin on Tuesday.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is having her hearing to become the next Homeland Security Secretary pushed back from Wednesday to Friday. According to a committee aide, the FBI has yet to complete its portion of her paperwork.

Noem was initially slated to appear 9 a.m. Wednesday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs in Washington.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Homeland Security, will appear for her first confirmation hearing Wednesday around 9:00 a.m. before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department ... A hearing for North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, which had been set for Tuesday with the Senate’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee following his ...

Paperwork delays have forced some Trump confirmation hearings to be postponed, with Republicans blaming bureacracy.

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20, Republicans will have a majority in the Senate. This means that his Cabinet nominees will likely face an easier path to confirmation, even for those who may have surrounded themselves with controversies.