As Intelligence Committee chair, Turner vocally supported helping Ukraine in its fight against Russia, repeatedly urging the Biden administration to hasten aid. His position was at odds with others in the Trump wing of the party, such as Vice President-elect JD Vance, who tried to block aid and argued the war was unwinnable.

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.

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

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

WASHINGTON – House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, R-Dayton, was abruptly fired from his role by House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, prompting concerns from some members about President-elect Donald Trump's approach to intervening in Congressional affairs.

Ohio Republican Rep. Mike Turner has been removed as chair of the House Intelligence Committee.House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters late Wednesday that Rep. Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican ...

Representative Michael R. Turner, Republican of Ohio, had at times been critical of the president-elect. He told people that he was removed after an edict from Mar-a-Lago.

The Ohio Republican has been an outspoken advocate for Ukraine funding and other hawkish national security stances.

Turner, an Ohio Republican and defense hawk, had been appointed to the post by Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson is now putting his mark on top committee positions.

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.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has removed Republican Rep. Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee for the 119th Congress.