White House government shutdown clock kept ticking, days after impasse ended

Source: ABC News

November 18, 2025, 3:59 PM


According to the official White House government shutdown clock, the historic impasse ended on Tuesday.

While the federal government shutdown actually ended a week ago, the White House's shutdown clock continued to tick on Tuesday until it was pointed out to the White House by ABC News. The shutdown clock on the White House's website had reached 48 days despite President Donald Trump signing funding legislation in the Oval Office on Nov. 12 to reopen the government.


Despite the government shutdown ending on November 12, 2025, the White House's online government shutdown clock continues to run, November 18, 2025.
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The government shutdown clock on the White House website was taken down, November 18, 2025, and replaced with a page headlined "Democrats Shut Down the Government for a Record 43 days" after ABC News inquired why the clock was still ticking.
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The shutdown clock was removed shortly after ABC News asked the White House why the clock was still running. The clock was replaced with a page headlined, "Democrats Shut Down the Government for a Record 43 Days."

The Trump administration's shutdown clock was featured on a White House webpage as late as early Tuesday afternoon ET, right above a headline reading, "Democrats Have Shut Down the Government." The White House did not explain to ABC News why the clock had continued to run and be displayed online until Tuesday.

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