US EditionRhode Island Rep Hosting ‘Real Housewives’ Premiere Watch Party
TMZ says the show premieres April 2, while DHS has gone unfunded since Feb. 14 and federal workers remain unpaid.
- Rhode Island Democratic Rep. Seth Magaziner is hosting a watch party for 'The Real Housewives' premiering tomorrow, Thursday, April 2, amid a partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security.
- The Department of Homeland Security has remained unfunded since Feb. 14, 2026, leaving federal workers unpaid while the partial shutdown continues. This funding lapse prompted the backdrop for the watch party announcement.
- TMZ reported other lawmakers vacationing during the shutdown, including South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham at Disney World, California Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia in Las Vegas, and Texas GOP Senators Ted Cruz and John Thune.
- State Reps. Jackie Baginski and Hanna Gallo are co-hosting the event with Magaziner, though he has not responded to the report regarding the watch party.
- TMZ wrote on the social media platform, X, that photos captured members of Congress 'living it up while the chaos back home drags on' during the funding lapse.
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Rhode Island rep hosting ‘Real Housewives’ premiere watch party
Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) is set to host an April 2 watch party for the premiere of “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” alongside two state lawmakers, according to TMZ. The outlet reported that state Rep. Jacquelyn Baginski (D) and state Sen. Hanna Gallo (D) will help host the event to celebrate the newest edition…
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