Weekly Round[s] Ups

Welcome to the Weekly Round[s] Up! We’ve reached the end of a 10-week in-session work period. This is the longest continuous stretch that the Senate has been in session in over 15...

Welcome back to another Weekly Round[s] Up after a couple of busy weeks in Washington. This past week, we heard from President Trump in his first joint address to Congress since...

Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up. We had another week full of meetings, hearings and votes – 32 of them, to be exact. And while voting is a big part of our...

Welcome back to another Weekly Round[s] Up! We’re continuing to confirm President Trump’s nominees at a record pace here in the Senate. We now have 18 in place, including Tulsi...

Another week, another Weekly Round[s] Up! We had a busy week out in Washington as we continue working to confirm President Trump’s cabinet members. This weekend, I had the...

Welcome back to the Weekly Round[s] Up. Before we begin, I wanted to take a moment to remember all of the victims of this past week’s plane crash near Reagan National Airport in...

Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! It’s been a busy few days in DC, starting last week with President Trump’s inauguration and then beginning to confirm his...

Welcome to the first Weekly Round[s] Up of 2025! We’ve had a busy first couple weeks of the 119th Congress out here in DC. Preparation for President Trump’s second term is in full...

Welcome to the 2024 Round[s] Up: A Year in Review! I hope you had a joyful Christmas season with friends and family, and that your 2025 is off to a great start. I was fortunate to...

Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up after a busy couple of weeks in Washington. As I’m sure you’ve seen, we spent most of this past week discussing government...

We’re back to work out in Washington following Thanksgiving! I hope you all had a great holiday filled with family, friends and delicious food. We are truly blessed to live in the...

Last week was another busy week out in DC! We took 48 votes on the Senate floor as Democrats attempted to confirm as many of President Biden’s nominees as possible before they lose...

Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up. It’s been a while! The Senate has been out of session for the past six weeks, which means I was able to work from South...

Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to give an update of my work in Washington. I was back in South Dakota for all of...

We had a busy week in Washington to close out our summer work period. I was able to meet with several South Dakotans this week, speak at an artificial intelligence event, cast...

Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up. Along with meeting with constituents and casting votes, the main event of the week was an address from Israeli Prime...

Welcome back to the Weekly Round[s] Up. I wanted to take a moment to remember my good friend and former colleague Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, who passed away early last week. I...

We had a short week out in Washington due to the Juneteenth holiday, but we still packed it full of meetings and votes. I was happy to see so many South Dakota students from all...

Last week was another busy one out in Washington. Our main focus this past week in Washington was the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual piece of...

Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! We had another busy week in the United States Senate, getting back to business after our Memorial Day in-state work...