US shutdown 2025, Oct. 1 -- The US government shut down several of its key operations on Wednesday, October 1, after a vote to extend the federal funding failed in the US Senate. The Congress and the White House were unable to reach a deal to extend funding, which, according to experts, could result in the loss of thousands of federal jobs.

This is the 15th US government shutdown since 1981, and experts say that if a deal is not reached swiftly, it could halt the release of the September jobs report, delay air travel, withhold pay for US troops, and put 7,50,000 federal workers on furlough, costing about $400 million each day.

As Mint reported earlier, during US government shutdowns, the rules stipulate that essential workers must repor...