Unpopularity of war puts $1.5 trillion defense budget in crosshairs (opens in new tab)

Perhaps the biggest shift in tone and substance was an unprecedented, bicameral challenge to the Pentagon’s ever-growing budget. The rest of Congress should take note.Early in the House committee’s marathon 14-hour markup of the bill, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) led an amendment to cut the bill’s proposed $1.14 trillion topline by $150 billion. The first sign that this was going to make a splash came when not the usual two or three, but eleven lawmakers spoke in support of the amendment. Whil...