How Trump is paying the troops

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on board Air Force One in Mildenhall, England, on October 14, 2025. | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is going to extraordinary — and likely illegal — measures to pay members of the US military as a federal government shutdown stretches on.  What’s happening? Today is payday for the military, and under ordinary cir