FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday confirmed that FBI agents would receive pay amid the ongoing government shutdown.

"FBI special agents will keep getting paid, because we prioritize the people who protect this country," he posted on X.
"President Trump made sure our men and women in law enforcement and the military won’t miss a paycheck during the shutdown.

America’s security doesn’t stop. Neither do we."

Patel made the remarks as Congress voted down a resolution to open the government for a tenth time. The shutdown shows no signs of ending in the short term and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought has sought to drastically escalate government terminations in the meantime.

Republicans have insisted that Democrats want to upend reforms to Medicaid that prevent illegal aliens from access taxpayer-funded health care. Democrats, meanwhile, have stated that they want to lower costs for all Americans.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.