We have now reached the end of day three of the government shutdown with no clear resolution

at this moment in sight.

Now what we do know for sure is that the shutdown won't be resolved this weekend.

Little Mike Johnson announced today that the House won't even be in session next week,

while he leaves it to the Senate to figure things out.

So he kept them out of town this

week, and he's keeping them out of town next week, too. Now, in the Senate, majority leader,

John Thune, who actually has the power to negotiate an end to the shutdown, he has a great

deal of power, is continuing to act as if he is a powerless observer. I mean, yesterday,

Thune told reporters she believed

that it was unlikely that senators would even

be in the Capitol this weekend.

He went on to say that, quote,

we'll give Democrats the weekend to think about it,

and then we'll come back and vote on Monday.

So you may be wondering, I was too.

Why wouldn't the Senate Majority Leader

keep his members in D.C.

to try to at least make some progress in India shutdown, have some meetings do something, right?

Well, John Thune may have other reasons for keeping this weekend clear, because at least some of his members, some members of his caucus, might have other plans.

That's right. Senate Republicans are proceeding with a major fundraising retreat with top Republican donors,

a retreat held by the NRC at a luxury five-star resort in Sea Island, Georgia.

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