The United States Park Service place a notice on the visitors entry door notifying of the closing of the Washington Monument to visitors on the first day of the federal government shutdown on October 1, 2025 after President Donald Trump and congressional leaders failed to reach a funding compromise.

After Congress failed to reach a funding agreement, the United States government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1, with seemingly no end in sight.

The shutdown is the 15th since 1981, with Republicans and Democrats blaming each other for failing to reach a deal in time.

Looming over the funding fight is also the threat of mass layoffs, with both President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance saying that “vast numbers” of federal workers could be terminated during the shutdown.

With the shutdown underway, photos captured the scene as closures hit some federal offices and national landmarks, like the Washington Monument.

See the impact of the government shutdown in photos

Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@gannett.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.

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