President Donald Trump’s executive order marks the final step of the process to make the 2026 federal pay raise official for most civilian employees.

The president also tasked OPM Director Scott Kupor with analyzing whether to provide federal law enforcement officers with a 3.8% pay increase, in line with what military service members are set to receive next month.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration is starting to send checks in the amount of $1,776 to nearly 1.5 million US service members, using money from the “billions of dollars” he says the government has collected through his tariffs.

The Education Department said it had reached a proposed settlement with Missouri that would bring an end to Biden's "Saving on a Valuable Education," or SAVE, plan.