#military-pay tag

20 hours ago

US politics

1.3 million active-duty service members face missed paychecks as government shutdown stubbornly lags on | Fortune

US politics

Vance says 1.3 million U.S. troops will be paid at the end of the week as pressure mounts for Democrats to end the shutdown | Fortune

US politics

Meet the military families anxious about whether their next paychecks will arrive: 'It's almost like the service is taken for granted' | Fortune

fromwww.theguardian.com

Trump's move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn

Trump ordered military pay during the shutdown despite no congressional authorization, raising legal questions and threatening congressional control over federal spending.

fromAxios

fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.

Trump's shutdown funding workarounds are on shaky legal ground

The White House diverted funds to continue pay for the military and certain law enforcement during a shutdown, raising legal concerns about unauthorized spending.

6 days ago

US politics

The Shutdown Is About to Get Really Bad, Shootings Plagued DC Over the Weekend, and a Furloughed Fed Flogs Frankfurters - Washingtonian

20 hours ago

US politics

1.3 million active-duty service members face missed paychecks as government shutdown stubbornly lags on | Fortune

US politics

Vance says 1.3 million U.S. troops will be paid at the end of the week as pressure mounts for Democrats to end the shutdown | Fortune

US politics

Meet the military families anxious about whether their next paychecks will arrive: 'It's almost like the service is taken for granted' | Fortune

fromwww.theguardian.com

US politics

Trump's move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn

fromAxios

US politics

Trump's shutdown funding workarounds are on shaky legal ground

more#government-shutdown

fromAxios

3 days ago

Exclusive: White House finds 11th-hour shutdown workaround to pay troops - for now

The OMB located roughly $5.3 billion across three accounts to cover military pay during the shutdown.

fromwww.mercurynews.com

5 days ago

When the government shutdown will affect SNAP, Head Start and military pay

According to the Trump administration, funding will run out for the food assistance program that is relied upon by 42 million Americans to supplement their grocery bills. The administration has rejected using more than $5 billion in contingency funds to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program flowing into November. SNAP helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries using debit cards normally loaded each month by the federal government.

US politics

fromwww.mediaite.com

NYT Identifies Anonymous Trump Pal Paying Military During Government Shutdown

Reclusive billionaire Timothy Mellon donated $130 million to pay U.S. troops during the shutdown, prompting legal and ethical questions amid his surge in Republican donations.

fromwww.mediaite.com

Trump to Use $130 Million From Private Donor to Help Pay Troops Amid Shutdown

The Pentagon accepted an anonymous $130 million donation to temporarily fund military pay during the government shutdown, raising legal and ethics questions.

fromBusiness Insider

Trump says a 'friend' donated $130 million to pay the US military during the shutdown

An anonymous donor gave $130 million to the Pentagon to cover service members' salaries and benefits during the government shutdown.

fromSlate Magazine

2 weeks ago

Trump Is Exploiting the Shutdown to Set Up Something Truly Terrifying

The Trump administration redirected billions of appropriated funds to pay troops during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act and undermining Congress's power of the purse.