Vance believes U.S. troops will be paid during shutdown

Vice President Vance says members of the military likely will be paid this week amid the second-longest government shutdown. The vice president met with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill as the pressure to end the shutdown is taking on new urgency. He said he believes the administration will be able to keep paying the troops “at least for now.” But more federal workers will soon miss their first full paycheck. As the stalemate drags on, Republicans are trying to encourage a handful of Senate Democrats to vote for stopgap funding to reopen the government.