From October 1 to 17, 2013, the United States federal government entered a shutdown and curtailed most routine operations because neither legislation appropriating funds for the fiscal year 2014 nor a
Sen. Ted Cruz
Sen. Mike Lee
Rep. Mark Meadows
A government shutdown notice posted on October 1, 2013
From October 1 to November 12, 2025, the federal government of the United States was shut down as Congress failed to pass appropriations legislation for the 2026 fiscal year. The Republican-controlled
2013 United States federal government shutdown
…shutdown of October 2013 is the fifth-longest government shutdown in U.S. history, after the 21-day 1995–96 shutdown, the 35-day 2018–2019 shutdown, the 43-day 2025 shutdown, and the 76-day 2026 partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. A "funding-gap" was created when the two chambers of Congress failed to…
The National Museum of American History in October 2025. It was among several government institutions that closed due to the shutdown.
Seal of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
On September 30, 2025, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders held discussions that failed to avert a shutdown.
Maryland governor Wes Moore visiting a food pantry during the shutdown