A man walks near the U.S. Capitol, where a political stalemate pushes the federal government shutdown into its second week. More than 250,000 federal employees missed their scheduled paychecks this ...

Millions of federal employees and military personnel face uncertainty over delayed paychecks as the U.S. government shutdown stretches into its third week. Many households that depend on steady income ...

“The checks are already on the way,” Trump said during his address, promising them to more than 1.4 million troops.

It would be the smallest raise since a 2.7% boost in 2022 and would continue a downward trend from the 5.2% hike in 2024. The ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday signaled opposition to moving a stand-alone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown, walking back his Tuesday statement saying ...

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appeared to rule out bringing the House of Representatives back to Washington for a standalone vote on ensuring military service members get paid on time during the ...

Members of the military will be paid on Oct. 31 despite a lapse in funding during the ongoing government shutdown, the Pentagon and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) confirmed to USA TODAY. To ...

The Pentagon accepted a $130 million anonymous donation from a “friend” of President Donald Trump to help pay military members during the government shutdown, a Defense Department spokesperson said ...

Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.8% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2026, thanks to the annual Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, tied to inflation. The 2.8% raise for ...

While members of the armed forces continue to be paid, hundreds of thousands of other federal employees remain furloughed or are working without pay as the shutdown stretches into its 29th day. The ...