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Roughly 46,000 troops won't be paid during the government shutdown

Roughly 46,000 full-time U.S. military members are without pay during the federal government shutdown despite President Donald Trump's push to pay active duty troops. The impacted service members, ... Read More

Mystery Trump ally donates $130M to cover troops’ paychecks amid shutdown chaos

The Department of War received an anonymous donation of $130 million Thursday to go toward paying U.S. troops during the government shutdown — but Congress may need to get involved for it to actually ... Read More

House GOP declares all Biden executive actions ‘null and void,’ because they were signed with autopen — here’s what’s at risk for consumers

Of course, a congressional report is not legally binding on its own; only a court order, valid new executive order, or new legislation can void presidential actions. But critics fear the committee’s ... Read More

Trump donor's $130M to pay troops during shutdown. It would cover seven hours each.

WASHINGTON – The $130 million that a wealthy donor to President Donald Trump gave to pay troops' salaries amid the government shutdown is enough to cover them for seven hours of work. The hours are ... Read More

Legal questions over Trump plan to pay troops amid shutdown

Vice President JD Vance says the Trump administration has found a way to pay U.S. troops this week, as the government shutdown drags on. But some legal experts and lawmakers are raising concerns about ... Read More

Trump instructs Pentagon to ensure troops are paid despite government shutdown

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a directive ordering the Department of War to keep paying U.S. troops despite the ongoing government shutdown, bypassing Congress after lawmakers failed to ... Read More

Anonymous Donor Gives $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown, Pentagon Says

The Pentagon said it received $130 million from a private, anonymous donor to pay members of the military during the government shutdown. Defense Department spokesman Sean Parnell said Friday that the ... Read More

How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action

For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used ... Read More