Ever since his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump has sat uncharacteristically silent in the face of a potential windfall of more than $100 million from U.S. taxpayers. As a private ...

The anonymous donor who gave $130 million to the Pentagon to pay troops during the government shutdown has been identified as Timothy Mellon, a reclusive billionaire and a major financial backer of ...

Billionaire Trump megadonor Timothy Mellon is the benefactor who gave $130 million to help the federal government pay military members during the shutdown, The New York Times reported Saturday, citing ...

The anonymous donor and friend of President Donald Trump who donated millions to help pay the U.S. military amid the government shutdown is billionaire Timothy Mellon, according to a new report from ...

The Pentagon confirmed Friday that it accepted an anonymous $130 million donation to help offset the cost of troops’ salaries and benefits during the shutdown. The Defense Department accepted the ...

The Pentagon said it received $130 million from a private, anonymous donor to pay members of the military during the government shutdown. Defense Department spokesman Sean Parnell said Friday that the ...

The U.S. government may have to reject a $130 million donation intended to pay soldiers’ salaries. The anonymous donor, described by President Donald Trump on Thursday as a patriot and “friend of mine ...

Jill Hornick, a 59-year-old service representative at a Social Security Administration field office in Illinois, would normally have received her latest paycheck on Friday. Instead, she was last paid ...

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President Donald Trump said during a White House event Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, that a friend had offered a $130 million gift to the Pentagon to defray any shortfalls in service members' checks. (Evan ...

WASHINGTON ‒ The Pentagon said it has accepted an anonymous $130 million donation from an ally of President Donald Trump that it plans to use to pay military members during the government shutdown.

As the government shutdown nears its 23rd day, some troops did not receive their correct paycheck — or got paid at all last week — according to service members Task & Purpose spoke with and a ...