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News Wrap: Trump orders Pentagon to pay troops amid shutdown

Season 2025 Episode 284 | 1m 24s

In our news wrap Saturday, Trump directed the Defense Department to ensure U.S. troops are paid on time as the government shutdown continues, authorities said there are no survivors from Friday’s blast that leveled a Tennessee explosives plant, and actor and producer Diane Keaton died at age 79.

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