The US federal government's longest-ever shutdown has come to an end after Donald Trump signed off a congressional vote with his presidential approval.
But the president was in no mood to field questions from the media after hailing the long-awaited funding bill, which he signed just hours after thousands of files related to Jeffrey Epstein - in which he was referenced - were released.
As it happened: Trump ends shutdown after Epstein files released
Mr Trump has always denied any wrongdoing in relation to the deceased billionaire paedophile, and said in a Truth Social post after their release that the "Jeffrey Epstein hoax" is a "trap" set by Democrats.
His appearance in the Oval Office came after the House of Representatives voted to reopen the government, after the Senate - the upper chamber of Congress - reached a deal on Monday.
The breakthrough came when a handful of Democrat senators rebuffed their party's leadership - who'd spent weeks pushing for guarantees on healthcare subsidies - and teamed up with Republicans.
The deal then went to the president, who signed it into law.
"It's a great day," he declared, as he blamed Democrats for the 43-day shutdown that left federal workers without pay, food aid undelivered, air travel disrupted, and museums closed.
But the big media moment from behind the historic White House Resolute desk was short and sweet - with Mr Trump, unusually, taking no questions from journalists.
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee initially published several emails which they said "raises questions about Trump and Epstein's relationship, Trump's knowledge of Epstein's crimes" and the president's relationship to Epstein's victims.
White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said the "selectively leaked emails" were an attempt to "create a fake narrative to smear President Trump". He has consistently denied any involvement or knowledge about Epstein's sex trafficking operation.
It prompted Republicans to retaliate by releasing more than 20,000 pages from Epstein's files and accusing Democrats of "cherry-picking" their documents.
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Epstein took his own life in prison in 2019 following a conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor, for which he was registered as a sex offender. He was awaiting a trial for sex trafficking charges.
In his Truth Social post, Mr Trump said the release of the latest files were a "deflection" from the shutdown.
The shutdown, which started on 1 October, has disrupted the lives of millions of Americans as all non-essential parts of government have been frozen.
It was the first shutdown in almost seven years.
As he put pen to paper, the president accused the Democrats of an "extortion" attempt over their push for healthcare subsidies - provided under the Affordable Care Act brought in by Barack Obama - to be extended.
"Republicans never wanted a shutdown," he said.
"It's cost the country $1.5trn," he added.
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