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

Collins is a former U.S. senator for Georgia ... Director of Office of Management and BudgetJan. 1610 a.m.: Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior (rescheduled from 1/14) 10 a.m.: Lee Zeldin ...

Energy committee chairman Sen. Mike Lee postponed Burgum's hearing, saying his paperwork was unnecessarily delayed.

Doug Burgum, right, and Republican state Agriculture ... Jerry Moran (R-KS) also postponed a confirmation hearing for former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), who was nominated to be Secretary of Veterans ...

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks will undergo Senate confirmation hearings this week, starting on January 14.

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

President Donald Trump notched two victories on Thursday as he pushed to get his top officials in place. He also faced new legal challenges.

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed,

Republican senators are scrambling to get President Donald Trump’s cabinet appointees confirmed, promising to vote through the weekend if necessary.

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.

Billionaires, foreign leaders, Cabinet picks, governors and lawmakers have converged on the president-elect’s Palm Beach estate.

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday at the US Capitol. Follow for live news updates on all of the events.