Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann has now been told by Tom Petty that his song ‘American Girl’ is off limits for her presidential campaign. Petty’s outspoken protectiveness of his music is certainly nothing new — in the ’80s, he engaged in a protracted public legal battle with his former label, MCA, over rising record prices, and more recently, he asked the Bush campaign to refrain from using his songs at campaign

George Stephanopoulos took Michele Bachmann to task on Tuesday’s  ‘Good Morning America,’ grilling the Republican presidential candidate over her assertion that the founding fathers worked to end slavery. Stephanopoulos argued that Bachmann’s comment is incorrect, pointing out that many of the founding fathers, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson included, held slaves.

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is acknowledging "misspeaking" occasionally, including wrongly claiming that actor John Wayne was from her Waterloo, Iowa hometown, but says she's "a substantive, serious person" who would be a good president.

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann made it official this morning -- she's running for President of the United States.  While she had two previous announcements, this one took place in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa.  See all of our Bachmann coverage...

Minnesota Rep. and Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann officially announced her candidacy for the 2012 presidential election on Monday.

Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace says that he "messed up" by asking Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann whether she's a flake. The talk show host posted the video apology after his "Fox News Sunday" interview with the Minnesota congresswoman, who formally announced her presidential bid Monday in Iowa.

Republican Michele Bachmann is casting herself as the "bold choice" in the 2012 presidential race. The outspoken congresswoman and tea party favorite formally launched her bid Monday in her Iowa birthplace, after first making her intentions clear at a debate earlier this month.

Republican Michele Bachmann says her bid to unseat President Barack Obama shouldn't be viewed as "anything personal" against the Democrat but says he's "just wrong" on his policies for America.

The House's tea party caucus is deeply split over whether to defund President Barack Obama's military intervention in Libya.

WASHINGTON (AP) - So far, it's so-so. That's how Republicans view their current field of presidential challengers, judging by a new poll from the Associated Press and GfK. Just over half the people surveyed say they're satisfied with the slate...