The speaker replaced a Republican who had criticized the president-elect and broken with him on key issues, and who had drawn the ire and suspicion of those close to the president-elect.

The move by Speaker Mike Johnson provides the latest evidence of a changing posture more favorable to Russia under Donald Trump.

Rep. Mike Turner last year warned of a “national security threat” in what some Republicans considered a political ruse.

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.

In a surprise shake-up that seized national attention, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, was removed Wednesday from his position as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Turner was removed from the powerful committee chairman's seat by House Speaker Mike Johnson,

Ohio Republican Rep. Mike Turner has been removed as chair of the House Intelligence Committee. House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters late Wednesday that Rep. Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican, would no longer lead the committee,