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Can DoD use private funds to pay troops during shutdown?

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The Defense Department has received an anonymous $ 130 million donation to fund military salaries amid the ongoing government shutdown, but legal experts warn the Pentagon cannot legally use the funds without congressional approval. President Donald Trump said Thursday that a “friend” offered to cover any shortfall in military pay and had given “a check for $ 130 million, which was sort of a shortfall.” The White House and the Defense Department did not respond to questions about how that $ 130 million figure was determined. On Friday, Chief Pentagon…

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Trump directs the Pentagon to use ‘all available funds’ to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure U.S. troops are paid Wednesday despite the government shutdown, a short-term fix that will not apply to the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have been furloughed. Trump said in a social media post that he was acting because “our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th.” The Republican president’s directive removes one of the pressure points that could have forced…

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Education Sec. McMahon Defends Trump’s Freeze on Harvard Funds, Cites Title VI Violations

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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon joined “Fox News Sunday” where she defended President Donald Trump’s freezing of Harvard’s funding grants and attempted to relieve concerns about Chinese students in the U.S. While the Trump administration is in the midst of a legal battle with Harvard regarding Trump’s freezing of its federal funding, McMahon reminded Americans of Harvard’s history of censoring Jewish students and faculty on its campus.  “They cannot do the things that they’re doing relative to taking away the rights of other students,” McMahon said.  She also said the…

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