Trump orders emergency military pay
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President Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday to pay service members by utilizing previously appropriated funds during the ongoing government shutdown, seeking to sidestep
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Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said Sunday it is “probably not” legal for President Trump to repurpose Defense Department funding in order to pay members of the military during the shutdown. “Well,