The confirmation hearings for Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Doug Collins and Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum, initially scheduled for Jan. 14, have been postponed amid delays in the vetting process. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, said he has postponed the confirmation hearing for Collins to Jan. 21—the day after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. In a Jan. 13 statement, Moran said that Collins had submitted all the necessary paperwork “in a timely manner” but the FBI has not yet completed its customary background check of the nominee. “In accordance with long-standing practice, the committee should have an opportunity to review Congressman Collins’ FBI file before the confirmation hearing,” Moran said….