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Open Or Closed? Here's What Happens In A Partial Government Shutdown

The mail will get delivered, Social Security checks will go out, and the National Park Service says it will try to keep parks accessible if there is a shutdown. But most federal agencies would close.
During the 2013 shutdown, tourists have to look at Mount Rushmore from the highway because the national memorial in Keystone, S.D., was closed.

Updated at 12:30 p.m. ET

So, here we go again.

The federal government is once more on the verge of a shutdown, and just like the last time, in October 2013, there will some things you'll notice that are shuttered and others you won't.

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told reporters on Friday the Trump administration is going to manage the shutdown differently than the last time. "We're not going to weaponize it," he said.

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