Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said Friday how a private conversation he once had with President Joe Biden nearly a year earlier revealed that the president’s memory was failing. “He has not been in charge for some time — and I know this by personal observation,

House Speaker Mike Johnson removed Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner who had been a strong defender of NATO and aid for Ukraine in defending itself against Russia.

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

Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) was seen as next in line to take over the chairmanship from Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH).