2018–19 United States federal government shutdown facts for kids

At midnight EST on Saturday, December 22, 2018, the Federal government of the United States began a shutdown because neither legislative funding was passed for the upcoming fiscal year or a continuing resolution. It lasted until 25 January 2019, the longest shutdown in history. This was also a response from President Donald Trump’s refusal to sign a bill to keep the government open due to lack of funding for his border wall. The shutdown could cost billions of dollars.

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  Muir Beach Overlook in San Francisco, closed for the shutdown in December 2018

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  President Trump meets with Congressional leadership in the White House Situation Room on January 2, 2019

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  Border statistics: Both the population of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. and southwestern border apprehensions have declined significantly over the past decade.

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  USDA's website during the shutdown as of January 13, 2019

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  Fort Point, San Francisco under shutdown

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  Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge under shutdown on January 3

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  National Archives and Records Administration website shutdown message

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  TSA shutdown message as of January 21, 2019

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  American Federation of Government Employees protest on January 10 in D.C.

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  Union members protest in Dallas on January 10

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  Union members rally in McAllen, Texas, on January 11

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In Spanish: Cierre parcial del Gobierno Federal de los Estados Unidos de 2018-2019 para niños