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The federal government shutdown rolls on. The Senate has so far held seven votes on Democratic and Republican plans for short-term funding but all have failed. Senators won’t be back for another effort until tomorrow.
Meanwhile, President Trump has said his administration has found a way to pay troops during the shutdown. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post he’s using his authority to direct Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to use all available funds to pay the troops on October 15th.
