U.S. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that the White House is “very hopeful” that the government shutdown will come to an end on Wednesday night. “Tonight, thanks to Republicans, the White House is very hopeful that this shutdown is going to come to an end,

The White House on Monday expressed support for the bipartisan deal to end the US shutdown, a key development that makes it likely the government reopens within days. President Donald Trump has wanted the government reopened since the start of the shutdown and considers the deal a positive development,

The signing ceremony came just hours after the House passed the measure on a mostly party-line vote of 222-209. The Senate had already passed the measure Monday. View on euronews

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 shutdown this week.

The government shutdown, which has lasted nearly 43 days, could end tonight as the House prepares to vote on reopening the federal government, with the president ready to sign the agreement. The White House press secretary framed tonight as the end of a standoff that left hundreds of thousands of people out of work and millions without pay.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the package to end the longest federal government shutdown by a vote of 222-209, extending funding through January 30.

While the second Trump administration’s social media strategy has long embraced memes and videos mocking Democrats, former White House officials are raising concerns about the irreverent approach bleeding over to a website previously geared toward historical and informational ends.

Trump said the United States faced an economic and national security disaster if the Supreme Court ruled against his use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs.