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The Los Angeles times did a lengthy takeout on Michele Bachmann's income from government and farm subsidies, a piece that prompted questions from Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace ...

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

With no commanding front-runner poised to run the table, the Florida primary looms as a mega-state showdown in Republican presidential race.

Republican front-runner Mitt Romney and U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann led a closely watched presidential poll of Iowa Republicans, the state that holds the first contest in the nomination battle.

Sarah Palin is traveling to Iowa next week, in a move that will again spur talk of her presidential ambitions. The former Alaska governor will appear at the premiere of “The Undefeated,” a documentary about her political career, on Tuesday at the Pella Opera House in Pella, organizers announced early Saturday.

Republicans are starting to pay more attention to the candidates who hope to take on President Obama next year, and so far that's been a good thing for Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty.

New York retiree Phyllis Hornung has never been to Minnesota and has no ties to the state - other than the steady stream of campaign donations she sends to Michele Bachmann....

Everyone knows Mitt Romney is going to outpace the GOP presidential field when next month's fundraising reports come out. But the scale of his money advantage is finally coming ...

The tweet from Mediaite was too delicious to be true. “No Joke: Sarah Palin Reportedly Quits One Nation Bus Tour Halfway Through.” The story highlighted the original report by Scott Conroy of Real Clear Politics that the former governor of Alaska who resigned halfway through her first term is pretty much done with her the “One Nation” bus tour she started with such great fanfare on May 29.

Republican Jon Huntsman joined the presidential race Tuesday with the Statue of Liberty over his shoulder, asserting that he and President Barack Obama both love their country but have far different visions of its future. He pledged to halt an "un-American" fading of national confidence and power....