Washington is just hours away from yet another federal government shutdown. Prospects are looking rather bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid federal closures beginning at 12:01 a.m.

Will Social Security checks go out? Are national parks open? Here's what to know when the federal government partially shuts down.

Social Security is considered mandatory, and funding for those programs is generally unaffected by a shutdown. Medicare benefits also continue uninterrupted. The federal government has enough money for Medicaid to fund the first quarter of the next fiscal year, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The economic impact of a government shutdown depends on its duration, economists say. Some payments, like Social Security, would continue to be issued.

Staying open: The VA's primary call center, its veterans crisis line, suicide prevention programs, homelessness services, and caregiver support. The federal government shutdown looming this week is not actually a complete shutdown.

Programs that did not benefit from an infusion of mandatory appropriations will bear the brunt of a shutdown,” the Office of Management and Budget said in the memo, which the White House provided.

The first government shutdown in six and a half years could happen soon. Here's which programs lose funding in Tennessee.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights on Monday formally recommended barring Harvard University from receiving federal funding, three months after it accused the university of violating civil rights laws by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students on campus.

Broad swaths of the federal government — from national parks to small business loans to taxpayer services — are set to go offline this week until lawmakers and President Donald Trump strike a deal on new funding.