Speaker Mike Johnson has announced the Ohio Republican will no longer lead powerful investigatory panel, reportedly under pressure from the president-elect

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.

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

Critics said the removal erodes congressional oversight and advances the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) decision to shake up leadership on the House Intelligence Committee sent shockwaves throughout the panel and beyond, fueling concerns on both sides of the aisle

Speaker Mike Johnson—at the behest of President-elect Donald Trump—is removing Rep. Mike Turner as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, sources told the Daily Beast on Wednesday. Turner, whose committee oversees national intelligence agencies,

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.

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TikTok says it is working to restore service in the U.S. and thanked President-elect Donald Trump after he intervened over the ban. On Sunday morning Trump vowed to issue an executive order on Monday in a bid to get TikTok back up after it went dark shortly before the ban went into effect on January 19.

President-elect Donald Trump’s influence has been apparent over the past week as the Republican Party, corporate America, and much of the international order have fallen into line behind him.

Trump vows to issue executive order on Monday in bid to get app back up - During his first administration, Trump pushed for a TikTok ban over national security concerns with China in 2020