Trouble for US: The costly closure - Here’s how much the shutdown is costing US government every day
The United States government plunged into a shutdown after President Trump and Congress failed to pass a funding bill, furloughing 750,000 federal workers at an estimated daily cost of $400 million. This third Trump-era shutdown underscores deep political polarization, causing economic fallout, market jitters, and widespread disruption to essential services, with the administration signaling a potentially prolonged standoff.
The United States government plunged into a shutdown after President Trump and Congress failed to pass a funding bill, furloughing 750,000 federal workers at an estimated daily cost of $400 million. This third Trump-era shutdown underscores deep political polarization, causing economic fallout, market jitters, and widespread disruption to essential services, with the administration signaling a potentially prolonged standoff.
