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

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,

U.S. Representative Rick Crawford, who represents Arkansas' 1st Congressional District, has been selected to lead the House Intelligence Committee.

Arkansas Congressman Rick Crawford was appointed as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, Jan. 16.

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.

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.

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton and U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, two of Arkansas' six federal lawmakers, now serve in Congress' top roles overseeing the nation's intelligence efforts, responsibilities which involve receiving classified briefings on pressing international security issues.

There are three ways for a sitting senator or representative to be removed from Congress. Members of Congress do not face term limits, but they do face elections. Arkansas elected its latest House Representatives in 2024. Senate elections will be held Nov. 3, 2026.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has replaced Ohio GOP Rep. Mike Turner as the leader of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence with Arkansas GOP Rep. Rick Crawford. Support the investigative reporting and honest news presentation you've come to enjoy from Just the News.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has appointed Rep. Rick Crawford of Arkansas as the new chairman of the House Intelligence Committee

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Arkansas Rep. Rick Crawford will chair the House Intelligence Committee, Speaker Mike Johnson announced Thursday, succeeding Ohio Republican Michael R. Turner whom the speaker ...