Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann compared herself Thursday to a female world leader with firm resolve -- former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher -- while trying to convince American veterans ...

For the most part, the start of the next presidential campaign has generated as much excitement as the drop of a wet towel. The likely GOP field is a collection of current and former governors and ...

Former presidential candidate (and Libertarian hero) Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) holds regular luncheons where a growing number of like-minded members, including Minnesota Republican Michele ...

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Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said she is not in a good position to shape major legislation from within, so she is trying to be influential from beyond the halls of Congress. In the middle of her ...

ST. PAUL -- Michele Bachmann spent the summer and fall in Iowa, hoping to gain traction as a presidential candidate. While in the state to the south, the Iowa native's favorite line seemed to be: ...

Former Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann stands firm behind President Trump’s travel ban on refugees from Muslim-majority countries, calling for vigilance against Muslim immigrants because, she ...

ST. PAUL -- A darling of conservative media will not run for president in 2012. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann waited until an Iowa newspaper asked before she took herself out of the race. "Goodness, I've ...

The voting is over and the counting has begun in Minnesota, where the top prizes in the primary were the Republican nominations to take on Democrats Gov. Mark Dayton and U.S. Sen. Al Franken in ...

On Saturday, some local Republicans expressed surprise about, and Democrats tried to capitalize on, statements made Friday by Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. In an interview on the MSNBC program ...