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PHOTOS: Government shutdown has impacts felt nationwide

WTOP Staff

October 2, 2025, 5:54 AM

The U.S. government shutdown began Wednesday after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach a funding deal by the midnight deadline. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers face furloughs and many offices will close.

Trump has threatened irreversible actions as he seeks to punish Democrats. Democrats picked this fight as they demand funding to save health care subsidies that are expiring and sending insurance costs soaring. Republicans have refused to negotiate. More voting is expected ahead.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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A protester holds a sign as they listen during a news conference by Democrats, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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The US. Capitol is photographed, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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A U.S. Capitol Police officer observes the scene outside of the Capitol before a news conference, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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A Transportation Security Administration worker helps travelers at a security checkpoint at the Portland International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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A traveler walks through a hallway at Portland International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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Visitors walk along the Rim Trial at Grand Canyon National Park on the first day of the government shutdown Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Grand Canyon, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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People walk by an unstaffed entrance station at Zion National Park, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, near Springdale, Utah. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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The moon rises above a sandstone escarpment at Zion National Park, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, near Springdale, Utah. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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People walk past a sign notifying visitors that the Muir Woods National Monument is closed due to a government shutdown, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Marin County, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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A runner ducks under a gate closing vehicle access to Fort Point National Historic Site, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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People take photos with a sign announcing that the Library of Congress is closed, on the first day of a partial government shutdown, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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National Park Service law enforcement ranger Greg Freeman opens a locked gate closing vehicle access to the Shark Valley section of Florida’s Everglades National Park, as he drives into the park, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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The U.S. Capitol dome and a traffic turn signal are seen from Pennsylvania Avenue, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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U.S. Capitol Police watch over an area to be used by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and top Republicans in Congress for a news conference on the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. speaks to reporters at the Capitol, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise as cars drive on Pennsylvania Ave. during rush hour traffic, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Park rangers spend the first morning of the government shutdown closing down the Fort Sumter National Monument center including taking down the American flag Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Charleston, S.C. (Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP)

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