Berlin has offered to front the paychecks of US military employees stationed in Germany as Washington’s government shutdown drags on, according to the German Ministry of Finance.

The German government stepped in to “initiate an unscheduled expenditure to ensure that October salaries are paid on time” to civilian workers on US bases in the country, a ministry spokeswoman told the AFP.

It comes as Senate Democrats have blocked Republicans a whopping 11 attempts to reopen the government this month alone.

There are roughly 11,000 civilian staff based in Germany who support roughly 35,000 US troops in the country, according to latest totals. 3

The temporary financial lifeline would cover local US civilian employees working on American bases in Germany, including those at the

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