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.

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on Capitol Hill leaders’ reactions to the removal of House Intelligence Commitee chair Mike Turner on ‘Special Report.’

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.

Mike Turner (R-Ohio) from the top job. The shift was a surprise on Capitol Hill, where Turner’s ouster sparked an outcry from Democrats and some Republicans who were given no advance warning of the move — and suspected the “America First” wing of ...

Also on Capitol Hill today, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is expected to select a new chair for the House Intelligence Committee after he removed Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) from the position. The ouster drew the ire of some Republicans and Democratic leaders.

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.

Rep. Mike Turner defended President Trump's decision to pardon "peaceful" attendees at the Capitol riots, though criticized the "sweeping" nature.

— WINNER: The U.S. Secret Service. Yes, a presidential inauguration is probably the most intricately planned, thoroughly secured mass public event in American life. But after two assassination attempts on Trump last year, the beleaguered protective service has gotta be glad Trump will be spending the day in more easily defensible space.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is removing the GOP chairman of the powerful House Intelligence Committee, who was a vocal supporter of assistance for Ukraine and held other views that put him at odds with President-elect Donald Trump.

Speaker Mike Johnson has made the House Intelligence Committee far friendlier to the MAGA movement, and the adverse consequences are likely to linger.

Mike Turner (R-Ohio) from the top job. The shift was a surprise on Capitol Hill, where Turner’s ouster sparked an outcry from Democrats and some Republicans who were given no advance warning of ...

Mike Turner's district ... as they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald ...