when was the last government shut down?

The last U.S. government shutdown began on October 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and it is currently ongoing. This shutdown occurred because both the Republican and Democratic funding bills failed to reach the necessary 60 votes in the Senate. Prior to this, the previous shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, lasting 35 days from December 22, 2018, to January 25, 2019.