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.

Representative Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican, held 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

"Brown has had a great political career in the state of Ohio," former Ohio Republican Party chair Bob Paduchik said. "Few politicians have served as long as he has. He's always been a tough ...

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.

The pro-Ukraine faction in the House GOP has taken several blows as the majority party reconfigures its committees and chairmanships for the new Congress. In the last Congress, Ukraine had GOP allies in three of the most relevant committees — Rep.

Florida has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As of January 18, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas ...