Late yesterday, Trump issued a National Security Memorandum last night ordering that the military get paid in the shutdown. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

This was probably also an act to curry favor with the military.

A NSPM is NOT the same as an Executive Order, this is much broader and carries more weight. See also this podcast episode about NSPM-7 to understand what that means. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nspm-7-an-authoritarian-nightmare-ft-ken-klippenstein/id1647062210