A potential government shutdown could leave troops without paychecks over the holidays.
The Pentagon warned that a government shutdown looming before Friday's deadline could cost troops their paychecks over the holidays unless some agreement is reached. Even if they don't get paid, troops will be required to report for duty both overseas and at home, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Thursday.
He added that troops will not receive their end-of-month paychecks, reservists drilling after Friday will not be paid, and federal civilians who are required to work during a shutdown also will not be paid. The military payroll is just one of thousands of federal accounts that would be affected, but one of the most visible. Congress was on the verge of passing a stopgap measure on Wednesday to keep the government running when President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk used Musk’s social media platform X to attack the 1,500-page bill over its unrelated spending add-ons and threaten any Republican lawmaker who supported its passage. Support for the bill quickly failed
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