An unlikely alliance: could US far right and progressives agree on defense cuts?

Progressives and ‘America first’ Republicans in Congress both want to re-examine US military budget – but for vastly different reasons

Progressives have recently found themselves in an unfamiliar position: in agreement with members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus.

Some of the latter caucus’s members have recently called for re-examining the amount of money spent by the US military, echoing demands that progressives have issued for years. Although progressives are clear-eyed about their ideological differences with “America first” Republicans on foreign policy, they encourage a renewed debate over the Pentagon’s budget.