Johnson Expands House Intelligence Panel to Include Stefanik

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has added Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to the House Intelligence Committee. Johnson made room for Stefanik by expanding the number of seats on the permanent select committee. He also added Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) to the committee, which went from having 25 to 27 members. The move was approved unanimously by the House on June 6. The Epoch Times has reached out to Stefanik’s office for comment. Stefanik, who has been on the committee since 2017, has remained in Congress after President Donald Trump withdrew her nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. She had relinquished her role as House GOP conference chairwoman ahead of being on an almost-certain path to confirmation....