Military personnel deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border by the Trump administration will not be furloughed or sent home if the government shuts down Tuesday evening, according to the Department of War.

A Pentagon planning document released early this week lists the southern border, Middle East operations, Golden Dome missile defense programs, ship maintenance, depot maintenance, and critical munitions as priorities where employees will continue to work if Congress does not pass a short-term spending measure.

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The document states that effort

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