US EditionTrump says his administration 'identified funds' to pay troops during shutdown
- On October 12, 2025, President Donald Trump directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to use `all available funds` to pay roughly 2 million service members, aiming to prevent missed paychecks.
- As the government shutdown extends into a third week, Representative Jim Himes warned no military troops would get paid on November 1, 2025, amid stalled funding negotiations.
- Administration officials said the Department of War identified $8 billion in RDTE funds, the Office of Management and Budget notified Congress, and tariff and income tax revenues will fund troop paychecks.
- Legal advisers note officials say without congressional action it is unclear how the administration can lawfully pay troops, while Speaker Mike Johnson has canceled sessions and Senate Democrats block standalone funding.
- Stephanie Gallo, from a military family, said `Now they're going to have to utilize services that might hurt them in the long run`, as expiring subsidies affect more than 22 million people before Nov 1.
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Washington Examiner
DailyTruthReportTrump blunts GOP’s shutdown leverage with welfare and military carveouts
President Donald Trump’s decision to blunt the political impact of a government shutdown is giving Democrats fewer reasons to back down from their demands and raising the prospect of an even longer impasse. Almost two weeks into the shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, Trump decided on Saturday to divert money to pay the 1.3 million active service members who were at risk of missing a paycheck on Wednesday. Before that, he opted to use tariff revenu…
Arizona Mirror
Pentagon to shift research dollars to pay troops during shutdown
Marines assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon congratulate newly promoted Gunnery Sgt. Nathan Cox, platoon sergeant, during a field event at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo by Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brynn Bouchard/Department of Defense)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoi…
Dem says Trump's order to pay the military during shutdown is 'probably not' legal · American Wire News
Democrat Rep. Jim Himes is complaining about President Donald Trump’s attempt to pay troops during the Schumer shutdown. A federal government shutdown doesn’t just mean government employees losing their jobs, it also means that troops deployed across the nation and overseas are missing out on their hard-earned paychecks. As politicians fling blame for the shutdown back and forth across the aisle, military families line up at food banks to put so…
The pain is deepening. However, Republicans and Democrats are only becoming more angry and distanced by an endless partial government shutdown. The impasse is heading towards their third week with hundreds of thousands of suspended federal employees, the Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo closed, and the country’s air traffic control system under pressure. A political duel, already bitter, took an unpleasant turn on Friday night when the g…
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