FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves after holding a news conference on the 6th day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. Johnson kept the House out of session for the second week in a row during the shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of N.Y., walks to a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
FILE - ºÃÉ«tv Park Service law enforcement ranger Greg Freeman opens a locked gate closing vehicle access to the Shark Valley section of Florida's Everglades ºÃÉ«tv Park, as he drives into the park, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
FILE - Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Senate GOP whip, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arrive for a news conference with top Republicans on the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - The Capitol is seen at nightfall on day 22 of a government shutdown in Washington, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves after holding a news conference on the 6th day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. Johnson kept the House out of session for the second week in a row during the shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of N.Y., walks to a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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FILE - ºÃÉ«tv Park Service law enforcement ranger Greg Freeman opens a locked gate closing vehicle access to the Shark Valley section of Florida's Everglades ºÃÉ«tv Park, as he drives into the park, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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FILE - Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Senate GOP whip, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arrive for a news conference with top Republicans on the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
With no endgame in sight, the U.S. government shutdown is expected to roll on for the unforeseeable future, injecting more uncertainty into an already precarious economy.
The monthlong closure has halted , furloughed and left others working without pay. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, lapsed and airports have been scrambling with .
Democrats of expiring tax credits that have helped millions of people afford health insurance, while Republicans say they won’t negotiate until the government is reopened.
Americans, meanwhile, are divided on who’s to blame.
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