BREAKING:
US Government officially shuts down after running out of money. pic.twitter.com/g08p5TWAvM
— Globe Eye News (@GlobeEyeNews) October 1, 2025
The government shutdown has begun, and it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle of uncertainty.
The United States government has partially shut down after last-ditch efforts by lawmakers to pass a spending bill failed. Funding to keep the federal government running expired at 00:01 EDT (04:01 GMT) on Wednesday after Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate rejected rival stopgap proposals.