News Wrap: Senate approves Pentagon spending bill worth nearly $740 billion
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In our news wrap Tuesday, the Senate gave final approval to a Pentagon spending blueprint worth nearly $740 billion. It includes a 3 percent pay raise for military personnel -- the largest in more than a decade. Also, former Trump deputy campaign manager Rick Gates was sentenced to 45 days in jail and 36 months of probation, 22 months after pleading guilty to conspiracy and lying to investigators.