The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country

People receive food for furloughed federal workers at No Limits Outreach Ministries on Oct. 21, 2025 in Hyattsville, Md. The U.S. government shutdown dragged into a third week, with Congress gridlocked in a clash over spending and no resolution in sight to a crisis that has already cost thousands of jobs.

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

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