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U.S. Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Joint Task Force–Southern Border, move to a patrol base near Tucson, Ariz., May 11, 2025. (U.S. Northern Command)

The Department of War received an anonymous donation of $130 million Thursday to go toward paying U.S. troops during the government shutdown — but Congress may need to get involved for it to actually get in the hands of service members due to legal limitations.

"On October 23, 2025, the Department of War accepted an anonymous donation of $130 million under its general gift acceptance authority," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement to Fox News Digital Friday. "The donation was made on the condition that it be used to offset the cost of Service members' salari

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