Is the Government Still Shutdown? 2025 Live Updates on Services & Pay

The U.S. federal government has now entered its 32nd day without funding, making this the second-longest shutdown in American history. Congress adjourned on Friday with no deal in sight, and agencies from the National Park Service to the IRS remain either shuttered or operating on skeleton crews. Why the shutdown continues • House and Senate negotiators remain divided over overall spending caps and border-security riders. • The White House says it will veto any bill that excludes emergency border funds, while Senate Democrats insist on a “clean” continuing resolution. • A bipartisan group is circulating a 45-day stopgap, but leadership has not scheduled a vote. What’s closed, what’s open • Closed or severely curtailed: National parks, Smithsonian museums, new SBA loans, most NIH clinical trials, passport offices in some regions. • Open (but strained): Air-traffic control, Social Security, Medicare, VA hospitals. Transportation Security Officers and Coast Guard members are working without pay. • Food-assistance lifeline: USDA confirmed that November SNAP benefits are funded after a court settlement, temporarily easing pressure on low-income households. Paycheck timeline Roughly 900,000 federal workers are furloughed and another 1.2 million are working without pay. Unless a deal is reached, the next missed paycheck will hit on November 8. Economic ripple effects • Moody’s Analytics estimates the shutdown is shaving 0.2 percentage points off quarterly GDP for each week it drags on. • Small businesses that rely on federal permits or tourism near closed parks report revenue drops of 25-40 percent. • Mortgage and student-loan applicants face multi-week verification delays. Key dates to watch • Nov 4: Senate returns; potential cloture vote on the bipartisan stopgap. • Nov 8: Next scheduled payday for most federal employees. • Nov 15: Treasury projects hitting cash-management limits for some disaster-relief programs unless new funds are appropriated. How the shutdown could end 1. Short-term continuing resolution (CR): Buys time through mid-December but leaves bigger spending fight unresolved. 2. “Minibus” approach: Pass agency funding in clusters; requires House-Senate coordination. 3. Grand bargain: A full-year omnibus that pairs topline spending cuts with targeted immigration reforms—a heavy political lift. What you can do now • Check agency contingency plans at usa.gov. • If you’re a federal worker, explore unemployment insurance eligibility in your state and contact creditors for hardship accommodations. • Travelers should verify passport processing times and national-park status before finalizing plans. Bottom line As of today, the government is still shut down. Lawmakers have just one week before the next missed paycheck and mounting economic damage force a breakthrough—or deepen the stalemate.