Military and Coast Guard members getting paid Oct. 15 despite government shutdown

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U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and U.S. Airmen, assigned to 14th Air Support Operation Squadron, depart from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a joint training exercise at Pea

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All U.S. military personnel and members of the Coast Guard will get paid as scheduled on Wednesday, Oct. 15.  

Dig deeper:

The White House Office of Management and Budget said it identified about $8 billion of unobligated research and development funds which will be used to pay members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force.  

Members of the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will also be paid.  On Saturday, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem posted on social media that "DHS worked out an innovative solution" to pay Coast Guard members.

U.S. Military troops and Coast Guard members are paid on the 1st and 15th each month but during government shutdowns, are not paid but must continue to report for duty to carry out their assigned responsibilities.  

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The backstory:

The federal government shutdown began on Oct. 1 after Democrats rejected a short-term funding fix and demanded that the bill include an extension of federal subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The expiration of those subsidies at the end of the year will result in monthly cost increases for millions of people.

Trump and Republican leaders have said they are open to negotiations on the health subsidies, but insist the government must reopen first.

Both sides appear dug in on their positions, making it unclear when, or how, the shutdown ends.