Government shutdown in photos (76 images)

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) speaks to the media after meeting with President Obama and fellow congressional leaders at the White House in Washington on October 2, 2013. The Democrats and Republicans have failed to reach a decision on the budget bill forcing a second day of government shutdown. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

A visitor takes a self-portrait at closed National WWII Memorial in Washington, DC, October 2, 2013. National Parks and Memorials and sections of the federal government remain closed as congress fights to pass a budget bill. UPI/Molly Riley

Police officers escort out retired Army Special Forces Officer Jeff Fuller, of Fairfax, VA, who had illegally entered the closed National WWII Memorial in Washington, DC, October 2, 2013. National Parks and Memorials and sections of the federal government remain closed as congress fights to pass a budget bill. UPI/Molly Riley

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) (L), Chair of the House Republican Conference, and other House Republicans holds a press conference on reopening of the National Parks, at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 2, 2013 in Washington, DC. National Parks and Memorials on the National Mall remained closed on the second day of the government shutdown. UPI/Kevin Dietsch