Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other Republicans are ditching their weekend fundraising event as the government shutdown drags on, while Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) continues to plan the Democrats’ fundraising vacation in California’s luxurious Napa Valley.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) “Napa Retreat” is reportedly “still on,” despite Gillibrand, the committee chair, suggesting to the Washington Examiner last week that plans could change if the shutdown continued.

While the invitation for the October 13-14 event lists Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and other “Members of the Democratic Caucus” as hosts alongside Gillibrand, the freshman Maryland senator told the outlet, “I’m not hosting anything.”

“When we have a shutdown, we’

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