The Defense Department's "highest priorities" in the event of a government shutdown this week are operations to secure the U.S. southern border, Middle East operations, Golden Dome for America, depot maintenance, shipbuilding and critical munitions, according to a new Pentagon document . If Congress cannot agree to pass a stopgap continuing resolution over the next two days, lawmakers will trigger a partial shutdown of the federal government on Oct. 1. The Pentagon, however, received $150 billion in budget reconciliation funding...
