1 of 1 | 1 Mb | 1000 x 1000 | :05 | mp4 | 8-bit . The United States federal government entered a shutdown on October 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. EDT due to Congress's failure to pass appropriations legislation, and as of October 24, 2025, it has reached its 24th day, making it the second-longest such event in U.S. history after the record 35-day shutdown from December 22, 2018, to January 25, 2019, during President Donald Trump's first term, which stemmed from disputes over border wall funding. Created with ai and photoshop.