House chooses Paul Ryan to chair tax panel, a possible 2016 platform

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders have chosen Paul Ryan to head the powerful House Ways and Means Committee for the next two years.The new post could give the Wisconsin Republican a high-profile platform if he decides to run for president in 2016 or beyond.Ryan was the party's vice presidential nominee two years ago.

Well-known protester challenging Paul Ryan allowed on ballot

MADISON (AP) — A well-known protester who says he's running against U.S. Paul Ryan because they share a last name will be allowed on the ballot.Wisconsin's elections board voted Tuesday to certify Jeremy Ryan for the ballot.The Wisconsin Republican Party had challenged Jeremy Ryan's nomination papers, saying he should be kicked off the ballot for misleading prospective voters into thinking they were signing up to legalize marijuana.But the Government Accountability Board agreed with its staff's finding that the complaint did not contain sufficient evidence to meet the burden of proof to keep Jeremy Ryan off the ballot.Jeremy Ryan is the lone primary challenger to the former vice presidential candidate in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District.

Rep. Paul Ryan speaks out on IRS targeting conservatives scandal

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITI) -- The IRS scandal has consumed Washington, and now, Wisconsin's Paul Ryan is calling for a full and thorough investigation into the IRS targeting of conservatives.Ryan calls the IRS scandal "rotten to the core."The Janesville Congressman is vowing to get to the bottom of it in his Congressional oversight role.