Government Shutdown update: What’s open, what’s closed, and what you need to know
Published on: Oct. 20, 2025, 8:11 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
The U.S. government shutdown continues, affecting hundreds of thousands of federal workers. Essential services like the military, Social Security, Medicare, USPS, airports, and food programs are still running. Lawmakers are debating health care tax breaks and budget deals to reopen the government. The shutdown is now the third-longest in U.S. history, causing delays and uncertainty for many Americans.
