1 October 2025 The U.S. federal government officially entered a partial shutdown in the early hours of October 1, 2025. With Congress failing to reach a consensus on a temporary spending bill before the midnight deadline, federal agencies have run out of funding, forcing the suspension of numerous non-essential government services and placing hundreds of thousands of federal employees on unpaid furlough. This marks the first government shutdown since January 2019, and the underlying political stalemate, along with its potential ripple effects on the U.S. economy, public welfare, and even global markets, is drawing significant attention.