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President Donald Trump directed the Defense Department to use 'all available funds' to pay U.S. troops on Wednesday, saying he acted so service members wouldn’t miss Oct. 15 paychecks as the shutdown enters day 11. The move, he said, was ordered to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and may prolong the impasse by easing a pressure point on Congress. No similar action has been announced for federal workers, thousands of whom are being laid off after the White House budget office began the process Friday. Trump didn’t specify funding sources; CBO said such a step was possible. Trump blamed Democrats.

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