Thomas Massie has always been an outsider, but his contrarian approach to House leadership leaves him on an island alone, which hurts his constituents

"You can start cutting off my fingers," Kentucky U.S. Rep Thomas Massie said. "I am not voting for Mike Johnson.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has ousted Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) as the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, multiple GOP sources familiar with the matter confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: Turner,

The refusal of one of this area’s congressmen, Rep. Thomas Massie, to support Rep. Mike Johnson’s re-election as Speaker of the House was a bad decision.

Massie was the sole Republican who voted against House Speaker Mike Johnson's re-election in early January. The House Republican Conference in a closed door meeting voted on a new committee roster that didn't include Massie, according to Axios.

Mike Johnson promised drastic spending cuts in his House address last Friday. But, as Thomas Massie pointed out, Johnson's first term as Speaker demonstrates

Mike Johnson. It is the third GOP defection from the incumbent speaker. Johnson at risk of falling short on first ballot With Reps. Thomas Massie and Ralph Norman both voting for candidates that are not Johnson, the Louisiana Republican is now at risk of ...

Mike Johnson. It is the third GOP defection from the incumbent speaker. Johnson at risk of falling short on first ballot With Reps. Thomas Massie and Ralph Norman both voting for candidates that are not Johnson, the Louisiana Republican is now at risk of ...