President Donald Trump announced Saturday his administration will pay U.S. service members so they would not miss their Oct. 15 paycheck.

Amid government shutdown, Trump directs Defense Secretary Hegseth to use funds to ensure military pay, as lawmakers warn that millions of families could be affected - Anadolu Ajansı

President Trump on Saturday directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use all of the department’s “available funds” to go toward paying military servicemembers during the government shutdown. Throwing blame toward congressional Democrats and naming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.

US President Donald Trump announced his administration will pay troops during the ongoing government shutdown, ordering Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to use available funds, while Democrats push healthcare subsidies amid stalled negotiations.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that “we have identified funds” to pay military troops on October 15 as the government shutdown is headed into a third week.

IGs exist as instruments of accountability by identifying wrongdoing. It’s precisely why Trump and his team see them as obstacles and enemies.

The Department of Defense now requires department staffers to channel all communications with Congress through the Pentagon’s central legislative affairs office. A October 15 memo, obtained by BreakingDefense,

Veterans and military groups are furious after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of top military officials to a speech subjecting them to a familiar barrage of right-wing grievances about the armed forces, including new guidance that could ...