Michele Bachmann

An estimated 2,000 people are expected to turn out next week for a South Carolina visit by U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, a potential Republican presidential contender. Planners had initially expected only about 200 people for the April 16 event in Bluffton.

Former pro-wrestler and Minnesota governor, Jesse Ventura, says he would consider getting back into politics if Texas Congressman Ron Paul would run for president as an Independent.

A decades-old debate over a new St. Croix River bridge is drawing U.S. Sen. Al Franken to Stillwater. The Democrat from Minnesota visits the city on Saturday to meet with local officials and tour the 80-year-old lift bridge. Franken hasn't taken a position on a long-delayed proposal.

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has kept up the torrid fundraising pace she had last year by raising $2.2 million in the first three months of 2011.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says President Barack Obama has failed to demonstrate a vital U.S. national security interest for going into Libya.

An aide to Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says the tea party leader is likely to take the initial step in a White House bid.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann talked with WJON news about a variety of topics, including: the ongoing nuclear disaster in Japan, the vote to stop funding National Public Radio, and continuing to fund the Federal government.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann did well in a recent Gallup Poll. Bachmann came in second to former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in "positive intensity" among Republicans nationwide.

New Hampshire is a popular place this week with Minnesota politicians who might have their eye on the White House. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty left the state after a two-day visit ending Friday, just as U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann was arriving for her weekend visit.

Rep. Michelle Bachmann says she hasn't decided whether to run for president but wants to help "set the table" for debate in the 2012 White House sweepstakes. The darling of the tea party in Congress tells ABC's "Good Morning America" it's too early to say what move she'll make, saying "I'm not there yet."