It came shortly after the House, the lower chamber of the US Congress, passed the bill in a 222 to 209 vote, with six Democrats joining the Republicans to vote yes It's been 43 days since the shutdown...

President Donald Trump declared victory on Tuesday as an effort to end the longest-ever US government shutdown headed to a final vote and rival Democrats tore themselves apart over the deal.

This shutdown, which began on 1 October, is the longest in US history - today is its 43rd day.

The House is set to vote to reopen the government. Trump spent hours with a Jeffrey Epstein victim, an email claims. Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Arizona) was finally sworn in to the House. Democrats are still in turmoil over the government shutdown deal.

The House of Representatives will try to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history on Wednesday.

Trump is mentioned in the private messages between Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019, and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 on sex trafficking charges.