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by The National News Desk
Tue, October 21st 2025 at 11:51 AMUpdated Tue, October 21st 2025 at 11:53 AM

U.S. Army soldiers walking along Constitution Ave., on the National Mall ahead of a parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he’ll bring up a bill this week to pay military troops and some other federal workers during the shutdown, but he expects Democrats to oppose it since it doesn’t pay all federal workers. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is looking for ways to pay air traffic controllers during the shutdown.
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