"Earlier in the week it was unclear whether the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) could find roughly $5.3 billion to make the military's payroll by Friday, but two White House officials tell Axios the money was found at the last minute. The OMB found: $2.5 billion from a military housing fund specified in Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act to continue paying housing allowances for military personnel."
"Democrats and liberal policy experts have accused the president of illegally usurping Congress' powers to appropriate money, but Trump and his congressional allies believe their opponents won't sue over work-arounds to pay the military because it would be too unpopular. "It is politically tricky," Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) acknowledged to Axios weeks ago after accusing Trump of illegally moving money around."
The Office of Management and Budget found approximately $5.3 billion to cover military payroll by reallocating funds from three accounts. The reallocations include $2.5 billion from a military housing fund to continue housing allowances, $1.4 billion from the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation fund largely covering Army and Air Force payroll, and $1.4 billion from a Defense Department procurement account to fund the Navy and Marines. The White House views the moves as necessary to keep troops paid and says additional funds are available if needed. Democrats contend the reallocations usurp Congress's appropriations power. Food stamp access will be reduced for many recipients starting Saturday.
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