Trump directs Hegseth to use ‘all available funds’ to pay military workers amid shutdown
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.Y.), Trump said that troops will not receive their upcoming paychecks. Servicemembers are scheduled to receive…
