White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon as an end to the government shutdown is finally in sight. President Trump signaled his support for the Senate-passed version of the continuing resolution earlier this week as lawmakers have fought for weeks over how to end the 43-day lapse in funding.

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...