The House, in a largely symbolic move by Republicans, voted 250-166 to pass a $659 billion fiscal year 2018 defense appropriations bill with no hope of passage in the Senate, where Democrats continue to oppose any spending measure that does not include a promise of immigration reform and also provide parity between defense and non-defense priorities. Staffers said the vote, which occurred hours before President Trump's State of the Union address, is meant to highlight Republican efforts to increase defense...
