Out went Turner (R-Ohio), a brash, prickly defense hawk who had been elevated by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and had become an internal headache for Johnson due to what many saw as his hamfisted handling of a divisive intraparty debate over surveillance powers.
Speaker Mike Johnson tapped CIA Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford as the new head of the House Intelligence Committee after a dramatic shakeup saw the ouster of Mike Turner.
As Intelligence Committee chair, Turner vocally supported helping Ukraine in its fight against Russia, repeatedly urging the Biden administration to hasten aid. His position was at odds with others in the Trump wing of the party, such as Vice President-elect JD Vance, who tried to block aid and argued the war was unwinnable.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) declined to reappoint Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, removing an influential internationalist from a key national security post.
La., has informed Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, he will no longer be chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, according to a GOP leadership source and a Republican lawmaker familiar with the matter.
Turner confirmed to a CBS News correspondent that Speaker Mike Johnson removed him from the position citing concerns from Mar-a-Lago.
Dayton, has been ousted from his position as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Worse, the Speaker seems to have done it at the request of President Trump or his inner circle. Mr. Johnson explained his decision by ...
A lifelong resident of Southwest Ohio, Mike Turner has served as Ohio’s congressman from the 10th District for over ten years, and another ten years before that in a redefined district. He practiced law in Dayton for over 17 years and served as Mayor of the City of Dayton for eight years.
On Secretary Austin’s farewell speech; Jean-Marie Le Pen; Congressman Mike Turner; Marigold Johnson; and more.
Over the Cap estimates Mike Hilton in the $5-6 million average per year range still. Still, he’s 30 years old and that could swing in either direction depending on what the interested teams have as far as cap space and roster needs.