The Senate confirmation hearing for Department of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem was postponed two days over a delay in the South Dakota governor’s FBI background check, according to reports.

Noem, who was originally scheduled to appear before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday, will now appear Friday morning.

“Gov. Noem has expeditiously completed all her paperwork, but we are waiting for the FBI to complete their portion of the paperwork,” a source told Politico.

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