The Trump administration plans to pay military members on Friday by using a mix of legislative and Pentagon funds, according to an official with the White House Office of Management and Budget.

The move would be the second time the White House has been able to avoid missing a pay period for troops during the government shutdown, now in its 30th day. Service members are considered essential federal employees and required to work during a funding lapse, but essential workers typically aren’t paid during a shutdown.

About $2.5 billion from the military housing fund portion of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, enacted this year, will be tapped for Friday’s paychecks, according to the OMB official. In addition to that, $1.4 billion from the Defense Department’s research and dev

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