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WATCH LIVE: White House holds press briefing after government shutdown deal clears Senate

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The press conference comes after the Senate overcame a stalemate in the nation’s longest government ... Read More

House Passes Bill to End Longest Shutdown Ever

The House passed a bill to reopen the federal government Wednesday. President Trump plans to sign the bill later this evening, the White House said, which will end the longest shutdown on record. The ... Read More

House to vote on ending shutdown; White House responds to Epstein emails

The House will be in session today for the first time in nearly eight weeks to vote on a bipartisan bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Read More

House returns from nearly 2-month absence as government shutdown nears end

The House returns Wednesday for the first time since the start of the government shutdown, bringing an end to the chamber's longest absence in recent memory. Read More

Pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown, but a quick breakthrough appears unlikely

WASHINGTON (AP) — The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal ... Read More