Mike Johnson has a new headache in the narrowly divided House: From the Politics Desk
Johnson sent shockwaves around Capitol Hill when he decided to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio — a staunch NATO supporter who has aggressively pushed for U.S. aid to Ukraine — as chair of the House Intelligence Committee and replace him with Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., a conservative who voted against the most recent Ukraine aid package.
House speaker removes chairman of House Intelligence Committee
Johnson removes Mike Turner as House Intelligence chair
Johnson Ousts Turner as Intelligence Chairman, Bowing to Trump
Mike Johnson Kicks Establishment Republican Mike Turner Off Intelligence Committee
Rep. Mike Turner last year warned of a “national security threat” in what some Republicans considered a political ruse.
DeWine Names Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to Fill JD Vance’s Senate Seat
Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead.
DeWine names Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Senate seat vacated by Vance
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday named state Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the US Senate seat recently vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.
I covered Rep. Turner for years. Here's why fellow Republicans booted him. | Opinion
It seems odd to give Turner credit for voting to confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election; he was just doing his job. But that was a defining moment as to his position in the Republican Party. Two-thirds of House Republicans voted the other way.
Mike Johnson picks Arkansas Republican to lead House Intelligence Committee after ousting previous chair
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson said he selected Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., to serve as the next chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, one day after Johnson made the stunning decision to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, from the role.
Mike Johnson ousts Michael Turner as US House Intelligence Chair, bowing to Trump
Speaker Mike Johnson removed Rep. Michael R. Turner from the House Intelligence Committee, aligning it more closely with President-elect Donald Trump. Turner, critical of Trump and supportive of Ukraine,
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The Purge Has Begun
WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT BIDEN: Tom Malinowski, former Democratic New Jersey representative, had some interesting thoughts about Biden’s and Trump’s relative strengths and weaknesses when it came to the Israel-Hamas truce. Malinowksi, a former assistant secretary of state in the Obama administration, wrote:
JD Vance: the 'never Trump guy' who's about to become vice-president
The conservative from Ohio shot to fame writing about his hard upbringing and morphed from a harsh critic of Donald Trump into a Maga champion.
Why did Speaker Johnson oust his own party’s Intelligence Committee chair?
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Donald Trump wasn't involved in the decision to oust the chair. There's reason to believe otherwise.
Speaker Johnson removes Mike Turner as Intelligence Committee chair
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not make Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) chair of the House Intelligence Committee in the 119th Congress, a source familiar with the decision confirmed to The Hill.