Military will be paid on Oct. 31 after officials pull $5.3B from 3 accounts

Military members' pay has remained in limbo throughout the government shutdown. Here's what we know about the Oct. 31 paychecks.

Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown

The government shutdown is exacting a heavy mental toll on the nation's military families, leaving them not knowing from week to week whether their paychecks will arrive. Alicia Blevins, whose husband is a Marine,

House military veterans rip Jeffries for taking pay during shutdown: ‘Insult to Americans'

Military veterans in Congress are criticizing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for dodging questions on whether he will forego his paycheck as government workers go without pay.

Meet Timothy Mellon, the reclusive Wyoming billionaire revealed as the $130 million donor funding military pay during the federal shutdown

The great-great-grandson of Mellon Bank’s founder inherited around $23 million from the family business, before making his own fortune in the railroad. Now he’s donating millions of it to the Republican Party.
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Here Is the 2026 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees

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 2026 is up from 2.5 % in 2025 after a string of raises as high as 8.7% in 2023.
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