While the federal government remains in a partial shutdown , the Trump administration said on Saturday, Oct. 11, that it would pay troops by accessing unused funds set aside for research and development.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, Oct. 13, that the shutdown is impacting the nation. "This is getting serious. It's starting to affect the real economy," he told Fox Business Network's "Mornings with Maria" program.

Bessent added that, to allow paychecks to U.S. military service members , the government was having to hold back payments to other federal workers and services, including Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo .

"We are having to shuffle things around. We are having to furlough workers here in DC and around the country," Bessent said in the int

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