Coast Guard members who are living paycheck to paycheck may have to take out loans if the government shutdown drags on. The Coast Guard is the only branch of the military directly affected by the partial shutdown that began Saturday because it’s funded through the Department of Homeland Security. Another 6,000 Coast Guard employees are being furloughed, according to DHS guidance. A Coast Guard spokesman said active-duty members are usually paid on the first and 15th of each month. As HuffPost reported last week, members of President Donald Trump’s Secret Service contingent are also DHS employees and will be working without pay during the shutdown.

Source: Huffington Post December 26, 2018 18:22 UTC