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Photos: What your government looks like on shutdown

Scenes from Washington as Congress fails to reach a compromise on a budget

October 1, 2013 8:54AM ET
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, center left, and Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., center right, walk through Statuary Hall to meet reporters during a late-night session at the U.S. Capitol on Monday.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, center left, and Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., center right, walk through Statuary Hall to meet reporters during a late-night session at the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, departs the Senate floor after a late-night vote rejected budget legislation from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Monday.
Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, departs the Senate floor after a late-night vote rejected budget legislation from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Monday. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
President Barack Obama speaks about the looming government shutdown and budget showdown with Congress at a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Monday.
President Barack Obama speaks about the looming government shutdown and budget showdown with Congress at a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Monday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., enters his office on Capitol Hill on Monday.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., enters his office on Capitol Hill on Monday. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
The House Democratic leadership meets on Monday.
The House Democratic leadership meets on Monday. Alex Song/Getty Images
A corridor at the Capitol on Monday.
A corridor at the Capitol on Monday. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
An exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, Sept. 30, 2013. The Smithsonian museums are closed during the shutdown.
An exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, Sept. 30, 2013. The Smithsonian museums are closed during the shutdown. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
People view the Statue of Liberty from New York's Staten Island Ferry on Monday. The attraction and all other national parks are closed during the shutdown.
People view the Statue of Liberty from New York's Staten Island Ferry on Monday. The attraction and all other national parks are closed during the shutdown. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
A protester expresses her views about the looming shutdown outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday.
A protester expresses her views about the looming shutdown outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Melina Mara/The Washington Post/Getty Images
House representatives on the eastern steps of the U.S. Capitol after a procedural vote Monday night.
House representatives on the eastern steps of the U.S. Capitol after a procedural vote Monday night. Melina Mara/The Washington Post/Getty Images
A Capitol Hill police officer walks by the Ohio Clock, on the Senate side of the Capitol, as the budget deadline passes.
A Capitol Hill police officer walks by the Ohio Clock, on the Senate side of the Capitol, as the budget deadline passes. Alex Wong/Getty Images

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