UPDATE: Kash Patel joined Karoline Leavitt in the briefing room to make an announcement on the Trump Administration’s efforts to stop fentanyl from entering the United States.
Patel delivered brief remarks telling reporters how President Trump has cut off the pipeline for fentanyl with China halting production of precursors which are provided to cartels to make illegal fentanyl. He did not take any questions.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is scheduled to deliver a briefing this afternoon amid an expected vote in the House of Representatives that will finally reopen the government.
The shutdown is now in its 43rd day after Democrats spent the last 6 weeks fighting for illegal aliens to receive taxpayer funded benefits.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, after 15 attempts, the Senate finally passed a bill to fund the government through January 30, 2026, last night by a vote of 60-40. This comes after eight Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to invoke cloture on the continuing resolution to fund the government during a rare weekend session on Sunday, 40 days into the shutdown.
The House is expected to vote on the bill today, sending it to President Trump’s desk to end the Democrats’ hostage crisis for illegal aliens and free healthcare.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed optimism that the bill will pass in the House today.
Per CNN:
Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans are “very optimistic” about the tally ahead of the House’s vote on a funding bill that would reopen the federal government.
“I just want to say that we’re very optimistic about the vote tally tonight we think this is going to happen,” he told reporters Wednesday morning.
Johnson reiterated that – after an extended recess from Washington – House lawmakers will be working on an “aggressive” calendar for the Republicans’ legislative agenda.
“We’re ready to get back to our legislative agenda. We have a very aggressive calendar for the remainder of this year. There’ll be some long days and nights here, some long working weeks, but we will get this thing back on track,” he said
The press briefing is scheduled to begin at 1 pm ET.
Watch live below:
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