Michele Bachmann

A state Senate ethics committee has opted not to act on a complaint filed against a Republican senator that accused him of taking improper payments from Rep. Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign.

A former aide to Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has filed an ethics complaint with the Iowa Senate, alleging that during her presidential campaign she made improper payments to a state senator.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's staff will be in Waite Park next week. Her staff will have Mobile Office Hours on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the Market Place Building.

The U.S. House have voted to avert a debt crisis, allowing the federal government to continue borrowing through May 18th. However, Sixth District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann voted against the bill.

A former aide to Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, claiming the one-time presidential challenger made improper payments to an Iowa state senator.

Sixth District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann voted against the bill that helped avoid the fiscal cliff. Bachmann joined fellow Minnesota Republicans Chip Cravaack and Erik Paulsen in voting no.

Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey man made threatening phone calls to public officials including Louisiana's governor and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann. Authorities have charged 27-year-old Ronnie McMillian of Hawthorne, N.J., with two counts of transmitting threats to injure another through interstate commerce.

A congressional effort is under way to rename the Cold Spring post office in honor of slain police officer Tom Decker. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she'll push to formally rename the U.S. post office the "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office."

Michele Bachmann has dramatically reduced what had been a more than $1 million debt from her failed presidential run and she has her congressional re-election effort to thank for it. New campaign finance reports released Thursday show the Minnesota congresswoman repaid more than $750,000 in presidential campaign debt by transferring it from her congressional account.

Republican and tea party favorite Michele Bachmann has beaten Democratic hotelier Jim Graves to win her fourth term in Congress. But it was her toughest election night yet.