Critics said the removal erodes congressional oversight and advances the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Ohio Republican has been an outspoken advocate for Ukraine funding and other hawkish national security stances.
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.
The move by Speaker Mike Johnson provides the latest evidence of a changing posture more favorable to Russia under Trump
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.
Rep. Mike Turner last year warned of a “national security threat” in what some Republicans considered a political ruse.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Thursday said he was “flabbergasted” by the decision to remove Rep. Mike Turner (Ohio) as the Republican chairman
President Joe Biden’s last days in the White House were packed with a series of policy decisions aimed at cementing his legacy and, in some cases, blocking President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.
The Haslam ownership of the Cleveland Browns is threatening to move the team out of Cleveland to Berea. Better yet, they should relocate to Boise, Idaho and become the "Boise Browns" — it does have a nice ring to it.
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.
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.