In Crawford, Johnson picks an Intel chair with ‘America First’ leanings

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 most powerful panels heading into the second Trump administration. Crawford, a 14-year veteran of Capitol Hill, voted last year against legislation providing billions of dollars in...