UPDATE 1-U.S. Senate passes defense bill, battle looms with Trump over China's ZTE
June 18, 2018 at 19:34 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed a $716 billion defense policy bill on Monday, backing President Donald Trump's call for a bigger, stronger military but setting up a potential battle with the White House over Chinese telecommunications firm ZTE Corp.