DC Tourists Frustrated by Museum Closures as Shutdown Persists

Daniel Claxton arrived in Washington over the weekend with his family to see all the highlights of the nation’s capital. But the government shutdown is putting a damper on the trip.

Sunday marked the first day that the Smithsonian Institution museums, which include the National Zoo, were closed because of the impasse between Senate Democrats and Republicans over extending health-care subsidies — a roadblock to a spending bill that’s led to the shutdown.