Lawmakers have by this coming Friday night to sign a continuing resolution keeping the government running through September, and they’re purportedly eyeing a deal reached Sunday that will allow that to happen on time. The $1 trillion deal, according to Reuters, gives the Defense Department an extra $12.5 billion and another $2.5 billion if President Donald Trump delineates for Congress how he plans to defeat ISIS. It also funds the National Institutes for Health with an extra $2 billion. The deal specifically pivots funds to “an array of federal programs from airport and border security operations to soldiers’ pay, medical research, foreign aid, space exploration, and education,” according to the article. The deal will have to be approved by the House of Representatives and later by the Senate. The alleged deal comes two day after lawmakers pushed a measure to fund the government through this Friday. If congress doesn’t sign a continuing resolution by the new deadlines, hundreds of thousands of federal workers will get laid off.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
