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(L/R) US Representative Lisa McClain (R-MI), Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) hold a news conference outside the US Capitol on the first day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2025. The US government began shutting down after midnight on October 1 as lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)