WASHINGTON—A nearly $1.4 trillion spending agreement released Monday would fund the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year, permanently repeal a number of health-care-related taxes and raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21. The agreement follows months of negotiations between Democrats and Republicans in Congress and the White House, and it leaves just days before government funding expires after Friday for lawmakers to pass the bill and President Trump to sign it.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 16, 2019 17:46 UTC