President Donald Trump has signed a spending bill to reopen the government and end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
He signed the short-term bill into law just hours after the House of Representatives voted 222-209 to pass it on Wednesday evening, and two days after the Senate narrowly passed the same bill.
Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said the government would now "resume normal operations" after "people were badly hurt" by the 43-day shutdown.
Many government services have been suspended since October, and about 1.4 million federal employees have been furloughed or working without pay. Food aid has also been put on hold and air travel has been halted across the country.
Government services are expected to reopen in the coming days, while disruptions to air travel are likely to ease before the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had reduced air traffic due to staff shortages due to the shutdown.