Vance Says US to Pay Military Troops This Week Despite Shutdown

Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he expects the Trump administration to pay military personnel on Friday, even as the government shutdown shows no end in sight.

“We believe that we can continue to pay the troops on Friday,” Vance told reporters after lunch with Republican senators at the Capitol.

The administration circumvented Congress and moved about $8 billion in research and development funds to cover the military’s payroll on Oct. 15. But Republicans have cautioned that they could not guarantee paychecks for troops if the shutdown persisted.

Vice President JD Vance, right, arrives for the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol on Oct. 28.

Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg

Vance did not explain how the White House would pay the ...