Government Shutdown

The ongoing federal shutdown has created hardships for government employees and military personnel, and produced legally questionable workarounds as the administration seeks to manage fallout.

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  Timothy Mellon

  Anonymously donated $130 million to the Pentagon to fund U.S. military pay during the shutdown; identified by the New York Times as the unnamed donor Trump praised publicly.
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  Department of Defense

  Accepted the $130 million donation under its general gift acceptance authority to offset service members' salaries and benefits during the federal shutdown.
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Derived from the organizations and individuals involved.

• Defense & Aerospace
• Federal Government