Senate Republicans are falling behind schedule on President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees as administrative delays threaten to push back the date of confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is under pressure to get most of Trump’s nominees ready for a vote by the time he is sworn in on Jan. 20 or shortly thereafter. But paperwork holdups, including slower-than-expected FBI background checks, could get in the way of that time frame.

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