US govt shutdown enters 27th day with no resolution in sight

October 28, 2025

The US government shutdown entered its 27th day on Monday, making it the second-longest funding lapse in American history, as Democrats and Republicans continued to trade blame with no resolution in sight. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene on Monday, but is not expected to vote immediately on a House-passed measure to fund the government.

The shutdown, which began late last month after Congress failed to agree on a spending package, has furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers and disrupted key government services across the country. The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal workers, issued a statement urging lawmakers to end the impasse. “It’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today,” the union said, calling for a temporary funding bill to reopen government operations.

Federal employees missed their first full paycheck at the end of last week, prompting growing concerns over the economic and social impact of the prolonged closure. House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that he was not “100% sure” whether members of the US military would receive their pay this week. The Department of Agriculture has said that federal food aid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will stop on November 1 unless funding is restored. The department warned that “the well has run dry,” noting that more than 40 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits to purchase food.

Essential government functions, including air traffic control, border protection and federal law enforcement, have continued to operate, though workers in these sectors are working without pay. National parks, museums and research facilities, meanwhile, have either closed or scaled back operations.