Trump Says US Troops Will Be Paid on Oct. 15 Despite Shutdown

President Donald Trump said he is directing the Defense Department to use funds his administration has identified to deliver paychecks to US troops on Oct. 15 despite the ongoing government ... Read More

President Trump says he has 'identified funds' to pay US troops during shutdown

President Donald Trump, who had said the US military would not miss paychecks amid the shutdown, said the administration found funds to pay troops. Read More

Trump authorizes troop pay amid government shutdown

In the TruthSocial post, Trump blamed Democrats for the ongoing shutdown, writing, "If nothing is done, because of 'Leader' Chuck Schumer and the Democrats, our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks ... Read More

Trump Says He Will Pay Troops Despite Government Shutdown

The president said he had identified funds even though Congress has not appropriated new money for the military. Read More

Trump says U.S. troops will be paid despite government shutdown

President Trump announced his administration has “identified funds” to pay U.S. troops on Oct. 15. Other federal employees are set to miss paychecks that day because of the government shutdown. Read More

Donald Trump Says Military Will Be Paid Amid Government Shutdown

Funds have been identified and will be used to pay military members on October 15 despite the government shutdown, President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social Saturday. Read More

Will US Troops Get Paid During The Shutdown? Here's What Trump Said

President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to use “all available funds” to ensure U.S. troops are paid on October 15 despite the ongoing government shutdown. The move shields 1.3 million ... Read More

Pentagon will pay military troops, Trump says, shifting $8B

The president said Saturday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has funds available to pay troops on Wednesday. Read More

Trump issues order to pay military as US shutdown drags on

President Donald Trump said Saturday he had issued an order for the military to be paid next week despite the ongoing government shutdown during which many civil servants are working ... Read More

Trump says his administration 'identified funds' to pay troops during shutdown

"I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th," the president said in a post on the ... Read More

Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure US troops are paid on Wednesday despite the shutdown

Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure US troops are paid on Wednesday despite the shutdown. Read More

Oct. 11, 2025 - Government shutdown updates

• Shutdown-related firings begin: More than 4,000 federal employees have been given layoff notices as the shutdown is ongoing, the Trump administration revealed in a court filing. President Donald ... Read More