No sooner has she entered the race for the GOP presidential nomination than Rep. Michele Bachmann has found herself playing down a few minor scandals.  First, she's ready to forgive Fox News anchor Chris Wallace for asking her if she's a "flake," which she rightly noted...

Rep. Michele Bachmann formally announced her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination Monday. The Minnesota congresswoman and Tea Party favorite, who was born in Iowa, made her announcement outside an historic landmark in Waterloo, Iowa. Initially dismissed as a vanity...

"I respect the President. He and I have a difference of opinion on how to help the country we both love. But the question each of us wants the voters to answer is who will be the better President; not who's the better American." -- ...

President Obama's decision to seek a second term in office has nothing to do with pressure from his family. In an interview with NBC's "Today," Obama said that Michelle and the girls would be "fine" either way. "Michelle and the kids are wonderful in that...

As the GOP candidates faced off Monday night in their first significant debate, held at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., and televised on CNN, we learned that former House Speaker New Gingrich prefers "American Idol" to "Dancing With the Stars," former Minnesota   ...