Michele Bachmann

Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she feels a calling to run for president, leaving little question about her intention to seek the Republican nomination.

Republican Michele Bachmann is making plans for a presidential campaign announcement next month in Waterloo, Iowa, the city where the Minnesota congresswoman was born.

Republican Newt Gingrich is pulling off the presidential campaign trail in Iowa to appear at a series of events put on by a socially conservative Minnesota group. In his second week as an official White House candidate, Gingrich was due Tuesday afternoon in Minneapolis for a speech and book signing.

How did Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann, a possible 2012 presidential contender, get her introduction to politics? It was a failed school board bid in 1999. She took on state education standards she saw as a threat to traditional academics.

The Republican controlled House has passed another bill putting offshore oil and gas drilling on the fast track. The latest measure gives the government a maximum of 60 days to decide whether a company can drill. After that, the permit is automatically approved. Sixth District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann voted in favor of the bill.

Senate Democrats today (Thursday) are taking a stand against tax breaks for big oil companies, at a time when gasoline is about $4 a gallon. Bachmann says they're necessary to prevent even higher prices at the pump.

NBC's Saturday Night Live spoofed Congresswoman Michele Bachmann again this past weekend. The show has skewered the conservative Congresswoman several times in the past. What does Bachmann think of it?

Sixth District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann got a first hand look at the photos of a dead Osama bin Laden this (Thursday) morning. Bachmann says she has no doubt it's bin Laden.

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is returning to Iowa to headline a Republican Party event in Des Moines this month, as she nears a decision whether to run for president.

Vice President Joe Biden is headed to Minnesota for a high-dollar fundraiser toward President Barack Obama's re-election. Biden was set to appear at a private event hosted by a donor Wednesday, where attendees are being asked to pay $10,000 per couple to the Obama Victory Fund.