The Trump administration plans to divert a total of $5.3 billion from the Pentagon's war chest -- including procurement programs -- to pay U.S. troops amid the ongoing government shutdown, according to a White House official. Of the $5.3 billion, $2.5 billion will come from budget reconciliation funds Congress granted the Defense Department in its One Big Beautiful Bill, while $1.4 billion will come from DOD’s procurement account and $1.4 billion from research, development, test and evaluation accounts, according to...
