Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) was seen as next in line to take over the chairmanship from Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH).

House Speaker Mike Johnson has selected Republican Rep. Rick Crawford of Arkansas to be the next chairman of the House Intelligence Committee after Rep. Mike Turner was ousted from the role Wednesday,

The House speaker's move comes after he removed Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, a defense hawk who advocated for providing aid to Ukraine, from the post.