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The US Senate voted 88-11 on Wednesday to pass next year’s annual defense spending bill, rushing through a compromise version that now heads to President Biden’s desk.

A number of amendments were stripped from the $778 billion bill after already having passed the House, including measures regarding US policy in the Middle East.

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