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The GOP House Speaker referenced speculation about his future and the outsized influence Musk appeared to wield this week.

Speaker Mike Johnson is remaking the House Intelligence Committee in President-elect Donald Trump’s image, a shakeup with immense implications as the president-elect returns to power. The sea change on the panel is already triggering intense backlash from some Republicans on the committee and across the conference,

Lawmakers are scheduled to vote for House speaker on January 3, after the new House is sworn in. Johnson first clinched the speakership after the lower chamber ousted Republican Kevin McCarthy last year and went weeks without landing on a replacement.

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

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, R-Ohio, 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.

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. The Economist's Adam O'Neal discusses.