The U.S. government partially shut down for the first time in 17 years on Tuesday as a standoff between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans over healthcare reforms closed many government offices, museums and national parks and slowed everything from trade negotiations to medical research.
A protester covers his mouth with a dollar bill as he joins other in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, urging congress to pass the budget bill
Barack Obama meets with members of his cabinet, including Secretary of State John Kerry, left, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Monday night in Washington
US House Speaker John Boehner makes his way to chamber for a vote at the US Capitol
Republican Senator from Arizona John McCain (C) speaks with members of the news media after the Senate rejected a House-approved continuing resolution to fund the government on Monday night
Obama refused to negotiate over the demands and warned a shutdown could throw a wrench into the gears of our economy.
Federal agencies were directed to cut back services and up to 1 million workers were put on unpaid leave. Women pass a sign announcing the closure of the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
NASA informs readers that because of the federal goverment shutdown they will not be posting to their social media site
Tourists stop on the highway to capture a photograph of Mount Rushmore, one of the many National Parks closed on Tuesday due to the US government shutdown
President Barack Obama addressing the media on the first day of shutdown in the USA
US Park Ranger Richard Trott places a closed sign on a barricade in front of the World War II monument in Washington
Police tape blocks a closed Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall
Newspapers across USA bore the distressing news of the shutdown on Tuesday morning
