President Trump on Tuesday said he struck a trade deal with Japan, a surprise development after the U.S. leader described the Asian country as "spoiled" by years of favorable trade terms with the American market.

Most Senate Democrats on Tuesday temporarily put aside their frustrations with the Trump administration's handling of government funding and joined Republicans in teeing up action on bipartisan spending legislation.

The Senate narrowly voted on Tuesday to begin considering the nomination of former Trump lawyer Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge, with at least one Republican opposed and Democrats vowing to try to slow his confirmation.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) knows his and Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) resolution on files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein would pass, claiming that is why the House adjourned earlier than scheduled. “He knows that the resolution would pass. I mean, the reality is, we have...