President Issues Memo Directing Pentagon to Pay Troops During Government Shutdown

Many U.S. troops were set to face their first missed paycheck on Oct. 15, as a federal government shutdown enters its third week.

The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 29, 2022, in Arlington, Virginia. The Pentagon is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense and the world’s largest office building. Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS

President Donald Trump issued a new memorandum on Oct. 15 directing the Pentagon to use its available funds to continue paying U.S. military personnel during the government shutdown.

Congress has yet to pass an annual appropriation or even a short-term continuing resolution to fund the federal government.