Sen. Elizabeth Warren could become an unlikely ally to Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee looking to hold the Pentagon accountable and cut waste and fraud, experts said.

The Massachusetts Democrat announced Wednesday night that she would serve on the committee beginning in January, touting her family’s history of military service and her commitment to oversight of the military.

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