Federal government shutdown: Day-by-day recap

Updated November 9, 2025

The federal government shut down on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after the Senate failed to pass a funding extension to keep the government open. Look back at how each day of the shutdown has unfolded.

Senate moving toward votes to end government shutdown

Whether a deal will hold together was being described as "fluid" by a top aide to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

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Thune to keep Senate in Washington until shutdown impasse is solved

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Supreme Court blocks SNAP funding after NY pledges full benefits

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Shutdown Day 37: What happened

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Shutdown Day 36: What happened

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Shutdown Day 35: What happened

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Shutdown Day 34: What happened

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Shutdown Day 30: What happened

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Shutdown Day 29: Senate leader says Democrats looking for 'off-ramp'

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Shutdown Day 28: Judge nixes push to fire 4,000 federal workers for now

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Shutdown Day 27: What happened

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Shutdown Day 24: House cancels votes, no sign of progress toward end

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Shutdown Day 23: What happened

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Shutdown Day 22: What happened

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Shutdown Day 21: What happened

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Shutdown Day 20: What happened

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Shutdown Day 19: Republicans try to keep focus on stalemate

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Shutdown Day 16: How it happened

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Shutdown Day 15: What happened

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Shutdown Day 14: What to know

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Shutdown Day 13: What happened

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Shutdown Day 10: How it happened

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Shutdown Day 9: Stalemate continues

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Shutdown Day 8: How it unfolded

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Shutdown Day 7: How it unfolded

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Shutdown Day 6: How it unfolded

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Shutdown Day 3: How it unfolded

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Shutdown Day 2: How it unfolded

Shutdown Day 1: How it unfolded

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On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we check in with Matt Lindsay at Mount Sinai and their new baseball coach Eric Strovink, Chris Matias is with the Floral Park softball team and their star pitcher Chloe Zielinski and Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 28: Baseball, Softball and Plays of the Week! On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we check in with Matt Lindsay at Mount Sinai and their new baseball coach Eric Strovink, Chris Matias is with the Floral Park softball team and their star pitcher Chloe Zielinski and Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week.

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