The Senate on Thursday handed President Joe Biden a sprawling defense policy bill that supersizes his Pentagon budget and undoes a mandate for troops to receive the Covid vaccine.
A compromise version of the $847 billion National Defense Authorization Act passed the upper chamber in an 83-11 vote, clearing the bill for Biden’s signature. The measure was approved by the House last week in a blowout bipartisan vote.
If the measure becomes law as expected, it would mark the 62nd...