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Federal Shutdown Hits Day 11 With Layoffs and Closures as Health-Care Clash Stalls Deal

Democrats are withholding Senate votes to secure an extension of Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.

A general view of the U.S. Capitol from downtown Washington during the continuing partial federal government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
FILE - People walk outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on June 9, 2022. Members of the House and Senate were informed Wednesday, March 8, 2023, that hackers may have gained access to their sensitive personal data in a breach of a Washington, D.C., health insurance marketplace. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Overview

  • More than 4,100 federal employees were laid off Friday, according to a Justice Department filing, with the largest cuts at Treasury and Health and Human Services.
  • Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., are set to close to the public starting Sunday for the duration of the funding lapse.
  • Senators have repeatedly failed to advance the House GOP stopgap bill due to the 60-vote threshold, and the House has been largely kept out of session.
  • The White House has begun pausing billions of dollars for infrastructure projects in New York and Illinois, and some airports are reporting delays tied to staffing shortages.
  • Historical patterns suggest public pressure often forces short-term reopenings, though analysts warn today’s polarization and mounting debt concerns complicate the path forward.