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Paul Ryan with Flags Andrew Harnik, AP

Paul Ryan’s Fork in the Road

Paul Ryan has an opportunity as the new Speaker of the House, but it’s going to take courage to stand up to the failed status quo in Washington. He’s well equipped to make the pivot, if he’s willing to show some guts. He’s already seen firsthand what failed business as usual on Capitol Hill looks like.

AP File photo of Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, new leaders of the House Freedom Caucus.

Rep. Jim Jordan Says House Will Impeach Head of IRS

Sources tell Breitbart News that the three candidates vying to replace Speaker Boehner—Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) , and House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)—are likely to face questions about whether they support Jim Jordan’s call to impeach the IRS’s Koskinen. They’ll meet behind closed doors to answer questions from their GOP colleagues in Washington this evening.

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump announces his tax plan during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York on September 28, 2015. AFP PHOTO/DOMINICK REUTER (Photo credit should read

Donald Trump Delivers Center-Right Populist Tax Plan

Trump’s unveiling of the tax plan was a tremendous performance. Part of the secret to his success is that he sounds like what many people imagine they would sound like, given a megaphone to shout their discontent into the faces of the U.S. political establishment. That’s why Trump’s popularity doesn’t seem to take much of a hit when he gets rough with likable competitors, such as Senator Marco Rubio, who he dismissed as something akin to a hapless child during his press conference on Monday.