Paychecks issued Friday to troops and military personnel are expected to be the last that they receive before an almost certain government shutdown forces them to work without pay starting Sunday.
Paychecks issued Friday to troops and military personnel are expected to be the last that they receive before an almost certain government shutdown forces them to work without pay starting Sunday.
The Senate will be in for a rare Saturday session to advance its own bipartisan package that is supported by Democrats and Republicans and would fund the government for the short-term, through Nov. 17.
An Army Reserve veteran who was the driving force behind last year’s sweeping reform of health care for toxic exposure was awarded nearly $2.5 million in a Texas courtroom after a jury agreed he was forced out of his job as a Texas state trooper because of war-related illnesses.