Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday selected Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) to chair the House Intelligence Committee, elevating the veteran panel member to the role after he removed Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) from the top job.

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.

Another Arkansas congressman gets a powerful committee appointment, while another Trump-skeptic Republican gets the boot.

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.

In choosing Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) to chair the House Intelligence Committee, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has tapped a veteran conservative with “America First” leanings to steer one of the

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson appointed Rick Crawford to chair the House intelligence committee, replacing Mike Turner. This decision aligns with President-elect Donald Trump's allies, causing controversy.

House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to name Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) to replace Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) as chair of the House Intel Committee, according to a person familiar with the matter. Why it matters: Johnson is assembling his team to help implement President-elect Trump's sweeping agenda,

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. The Economist's Adam O'Neal discusses.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson picked Rep. Rick Crawford on Thursday to chair the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, removing Mike Turner from the seat.

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

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson named Representative Rick Crawford on Thursday to chair the House intelligence committee, the latest promotion of an ally of President-elect Donald Trump to a key national security post.