Speaker Johnson picks Perry, Jackson for Intel panel

House speaker appoints Trump loyalists Perry, Jackson to Intelligence Committee

The move by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) grants Republican members who denied the results of the 2020 election oversight of the U.S. intelligence community and sensitive government material.

Speaker Johnson appoints Trump loyalists to Intelligence Committee, pulling panel rightward

House Speaker Mike Johnson named conservative Reps. Scott Perry and Ronny Jackson to the House Intelligence Committee.

'In short, it's nuts': Ex-GOP insider blasts Mike Johnson's 'flat out irresponsible' move

A former Republican counsel to the House Intelligence Committee thinks it's "nuts" that House Speaker Mike Johnson named hard-right GOP Reps. Scott Perry and Ronny Jackson — both of whom tried to help overturn the 2020 presidential election — to the chamber's powerful intelligence committee. Perry, of Pennsylvania, was "central to the plan of Jan. 6," former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified in front of Congress. But Hutchinson's tes…

Speaker Johnson appoints two Trump allies to a committee that handles classified intelligence

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is appointing two far-right Republicans to the powerful House Intelligence Committee. He is positioning two close allies of Donald Trump who worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election on a panel that receives sensitive classified briefings and oversees the work of America’s spy agencies. The appointments of GOP Reps. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Ronny Jacks…

Speaker Johnson picks Perry, Jackson for Intel panel

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) picked Reps. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) and Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) to serve on the House Intelligence Committee, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill.  The House leader named the members Wednesday, filling the seats on a committee that has access to highly confidential information and provides oversight of the…

House Speaker appoints two Trump allies to a committee overseeing US spy agencies

House Speaker Mike Johnson is appointing two far-right Republicans to the powerful House Intelligence Committee. He is positioning two close allies of Donald Trump who worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election on a panel that receives sensitive classified briefings and oversees the work of America’s spy agencies. The appointments of GOP Reps. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Ronny Jackson of Texas to the House Intelligence Committee were …