Closed signage is seen around the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden on the National Mall in Washington on Oct. 12, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
The government shutdown could cost the U.S. economy up to $14 billion, according to an Oct. 29 analysis.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, writing in a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), estimated the economic impact of the government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1.
