2025 United States federal government shutdown

The National African American History Museum closed on October 15, 2025 because of the shutdown

On October 1, 2025, the federal government of the United States began a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. EDT because congress was unable to pass a funding bill for the 2026 fiscal year.[1][2][3] The shutdown happened because Democrats and Republicans did not agree over federal spending levels, foreign aid rescissions, and health insurance subsidies.[4]

The shutdown caused the furlough of roughly 900,000 federal employees and left another 2 million working without pay.[5] While essential services such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the Transportation Security Administration continued, many agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the WIC program stopped working.[6][7]

The shutdown is the 11th government shutdown that resulted in federal employees being furloughed, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history,[8] and the third shutdown during a Trump presidency, after the January 2018 shutdown and 2018–2019 shutdown.

The shutdown ended on November 12, 2025.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Lee Hill, Meredith (September 15, 2025). "2 House Republicans oppose Johnson's spending plan amid conservative grumbling". Politico. Archived from the original on September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hubbard, Kaia; Watson, Kathryn (October 10, 2025). "Government shutdown will extend into next week as Senate adjourns without breaking stalemate". CBS News. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Government shutdown updates: Senate again fails to pass funding bills". ABC News. October 6, 2025. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ Karni, Annie (March 14, 2025). "Schumer, Facing Backlash for Not Forcing a Shutdown, Says He'll Take 'the Bullets'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 25, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ Bhutani, Anvee (September 29, 2025). "How a U.S. Government Shutdown Would Affect You". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on September 30, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ Yilek, Caitlin; Becket, Stefan (2025-10-20). "Does Congress get paid during a government shutdown? - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  7. ↑ Yarrow, Grace (2025-10-23). "At least 25 states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  8. ↑ Mascaro, Lisa; Jalonick, Mary Clare (2025-11-05). "Government shutdown becomes the longest on record as fallout spreads nationwide". AP News. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  9. ↑ Montanaro, Domenico (November 15, 2025). "What you need to know now that the goverment shutdown has ended". NPR. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
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