Military Troops Set to Miss First Paycheck Since US Shutdown Started
US military troops are set on Wednesday to miss their first paychecks since the shutdown started.
Photographer: Kenny Holston/The New York Times/Bloomberg
The financial impacts of the government shutdown are set to escalate this week, even as Senate Republicans and Democrats show no signs of breaking the stalemate over health care policies at the heart of the fight.
Without a deal, military troops would miss their first paychecks since the shutdown started, but the administration, urged on by congressional Republicans, was working on a plan to pay troops on Oct. 15 despite the impasse.