Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt briefs reporters ahead of a House vote that could reopen the government.

The White House is scheduled to hold a press briefing after Democrats released emails appearing to show Jeffrey Epstein discuss President Donald Trump.

The House on Wednesday voted to reopen the federal government — ending the record-long shutdown and sending the measure to President Trump’s desk for his signature. Lawmakers voted

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.

Watch live coverage as President Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a White House signing ceremony for an executive order on foster care.

The measure is expected to pass and then go to the desk of President Donald Trump, who has said he will approve it. A small group of Democrats in the Senate announced Sunday night they had negotiated an agreement with Republicans and the White House to resolve the funding crisis.

The government is starting to reopen after President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 30. Follow live updates here.

The Democrats have released emails which they claim are from Jeffrey Epstein saying Donald Trump “knew about the girls” he was poaching from Mar-a-Lago and that Mr Trump “spent hours” with a victim. A furious White House has said the Democrats are spinning a “fake narrative”.

Days after the Senate advanced a funding package to end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, the House of Representatives is set to vote on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

President Donald Trump is meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in the Oval Office after lifting sanctions imposed on Syria. Al-Sharaa once had ties to al-Qaida.

Get live updates and the latest news as House Democrats release Epstein emails that refer to Trump and the White House responds.