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Trump administration says members of the military will get paid Friday despite the government shutdown
The administration uses $5.3 billion in multiple funds to pay troops while 42 million people face halted SNAP benefits amid the prolonged government shutdown.
- On Friday, the Trump administration will pay military members after the White House told Axios it tapped three accounts to cover the $5.3 million needed, and an OMB official said legislative plus Pentagon funds will be used.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it cannot disburse SNAP despite a $5.25 billion contingency fund that could cover part of the roughly $8 billion allotment starting Saturday, and the Justice Department argued in court that tapping emergency funds would be legally dubious and practically disastrous.
- About $2.5 billion from the military housing fund of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, plus $1.4 billion each from Defense R&D and procurement accounts, will fund Friday's troop pay, an official said.
- As a result, next month more than 20 million households representing 42 million people will miss SNAP benefits averaging about $350 per household, and House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday `the Democrats, incredibly, are showing no signs at all that they want to end their shutdown`.
- Senators failed last week to pass pay bills, while the Pentagon accepted an anonymous $130 million donation to fund troops, raising legal questions, Vice President JD Vance said, blaming Democrats.
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Exclusive -- Ernst: Military Would Not Be Receiving Pay If Trump Had Not Got Donations
On Thursday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) talked about the government shutdown. Ernst said, “My daughter is an active-duty servicemember, her husband is also an active-duty servicemember. So, there’s a two-member family that would not be receiving pay The post Exclusive — Ernst: Military Would Not Be Receiving Pay If Trump Had Not Got Donations appeared first on Breitbart.
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