Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.

The Pentagon confirmed Friday that it accepted an anonymous $130 million donation to help offset the cost of troops’ salaries and benefits during the shutdown. The Defense Department accepted the donation under its “general gift acceptance authority” on Thursday, Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement.

President Donald Trump is heading to Asia on Friday for his first trip this term to the continent, where he’s expected to try to strike investment deals, work through trade talks and further some peace efforts.

The transportation secretary's visit comes as air traffic controllers are slated to miss their first full paycheck next week.

Roughly 750,000 furloughed government workers already feel crimped by the shutdown as they suffer missed paychecks and strained budgets. Those direct effects will grow dramatically on Nov. 1, when millions of low-income Americans are set to lose access to critical food assistance.

The short answer is no, according to the California secretary of state’s office. “The only possible impact would be if United States Postal Service operations were interrupted and the USPS has noted that their operations won’t be interrupted,” a spokesperson for the secretary of state said in an email.

While large and unusual, the gift amounts to a small contribution toward the billions needed to cover service member paychecks.

Due to the shutdown, Pennsylvania Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients will not receive the benefits slated to be paid in November. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services said as of Oct. 16, SNAP benefits will not be paid until the shutdown ends and funds are released to the state.