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US Politics

Executive Overreach: Paying Troops While Undermining Democracy

The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops during the government shutdown using $8 billion in reallocated defense funds, circumventing Congress. This dangerous executive overreach undermines constitutional separation of powers and sets a terrifying precedent for presidential authority.

US Politics

The Unseen Casualty of the Government Shutdown: Our Military Families' Well-Being

Military families are facing severe mental health and financial crises because of paycheck uncertainty during the government shutdown, with some forced to use food assistance programs. It is utterly disgraceful that the brave individuals who defend our nation are being used as political bargaining chips and left to suffer by the very government they serve.