WASHINGTON—U.S. troops will get their next paycheck on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown, according to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
There will be $5.3 billion overall to pay the military. The breakdown is that $2.5 billion will come from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, $1.4 billion will come from the procurement account, and $1.4 billion will come from research and development funding, the White House budget office told The Epoch Times.
Troops get paid on the first of every month. Their Oct. 1 paychecks came from the Pentagon’s research and development fund.
There was a $130 million private donation given to the military to pay the troops, according to President Donald Trump. The donor, whose name was not revealed, is a friend of the president….