US President Donald Trump confirmed the end of the partial government shutdown on Tuesday by signing the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
"I'm thrilled to sign the Consolidated Appropriations Act to immediately reopen the federal government and fund the vast majority of operations through the rest of the fiscal year," Trump said from the White House.
According to a brief shared by the official White House Rapid Response account, the bill cuts subsidies, slashes $10 billion in foreign aid, continues the closure of the USAID program, and funds deportation flights, among several other policies.
"This is a big thing, Mr. President... and we're spending less money year over year... this is good for the country, and America is back!" said House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Iran, Colombia among Trump's worries
During a press conference after the signing, Trump answered questions about several world events that had occurred in the last couple of days.
The President said that the US is negotiating with Iran "right now," in response to Tehran's demand that planned talks be held in Oman, not Turkey, and that the scope be narrowed.
He also discussed his meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, saying they reached an agreement on "narco-terrorism" and that both countries are "working on some other things, too, including sanctions."
There was a moment of tension by the end of the conference, when President Trump called CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins "the worst reporter."
"I've known you for ten years. I don't think I've ever seen a smile on your face. You know why you're not smiling? Because you know you're not telling the truth. You're a very dishonest organization," Trump said.