In choosing Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) to chair the House Intelligence Committee, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has tapped a veteran conservative with “America First” leanings to steer one of the

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.

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

Rick Crawford (R-Ark ... The shift was a surprise on Capitol Hill, where Turner’s ouster sparked an outcry from Democrats and some Republicans who were given no advance warning of the move ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson replaced Rep. Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee with Rep. Rick Crawford, citing a desire for "fresh horses" and not directly involving President Donald Trump in the decision.

Four years ago, the six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation decried the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Today, those lawmakers still say the violence was unacceptable, but they are not lingering on President Donald Trump's decision to pardon or commute the sentences of approximately 1,

Arkansas is now the most important state in the U.S. Congress – by far – when it comes to overseeing intelligence-gathering agencies like the CIA

NOW WARM UP WITH THIS: Playbook’s new weekly breakfast series kicks off today, taking a closer look at the biggest policy issues shaping the Trump 2.0 era. Our first event this morning focuses on tax policy, with Hill Republicans still at war over the scope of the tax and spending changes they want crowbarred into the coming reconciliation bill.

House Democrats are bracing for major fights in the coming year as President Trump enters the White House for his second term and Republicans control all levers of power in Washington.

The measure, which increases deportations for undocumented migrants charged with crimes, is likely to be the first bill to reach President Trump’s desk. It must pass one more House vote to clear Congress.

On a frigid holiday Monday in Washington D.C., Donald Trump will take the oath of office for a second time to become the 47th president of the United States.

Donald Trump returned to Washington Saturday evening to celebrate with family, supporters and political allies ahead of his second inauguration, a triumphant return for