Michele M. Bachmann

Michele Bachmann gives up Swiss citizenship

2012-05-11 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — One day after calling her dual Swiss-U.S. citizenship a "non-story," Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann asked the Swiss government Thursday to take her name off its rolls. "I am and always have been 100% committed to our United States...

Lugar loss tempers Romney primary victories for GOP establishment

2012-05-08 17:41:00

After more than 35 years in the United States Senate, Richard G. Lugar of Indiana was ousted Tuesday by a tea party challenger in a Republican primary that demonstrated the perils of compromise in an era of ideological purity and intransigence in...

Michele Bachmann downplays Swiss citizenship

2012-05-10 06:34:00

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmannis downplaying reports that she and her family recently became Swiss citizens, saying she has technically enjoyed dual citizenship since she married her husband in 1978. Bachmann’s husband Marcus is eligible for Swiss...

Bachmann too quick to dismiss that she's a Swiss miss

2012-05-10 11:42:00

So it turns out that Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a former GOP presidential contender who has made a political career out of wrapping herself in the American flag and questioning the patriotism of her ideological opponents, is a dual Swiss citizen....

Tea party upstart Mourdock defeats longtime Indiana Sen. Lugar

2012-05-08 16:50:00

Richard Mourdock has defeated longtime Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in the Republican primary, according to an Associated Press projection, ending the career of one of the Senate’s most pragmatic politicians and casting a cloud over GOP� efforts to...

Endorsements of Mitt Romney remain tepid

2012-05-06 00:00:00

PITTSBURGH — Rick Santorum dropped his presidential bid nearly a month ago, so his meeting here Friday with presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney would have seemed like the perfect opportunity to offer Romney his endorsement. But even before the 90-...

Sen. Richard Lugar defeated by tea party challenger

2012-05-09 00:00:00

After more than 35 years in the Senate, Richard G. Lugarof Indiana was ousted Tuesday by a tea party challenger in a Republican primary that showed how hard it is for a veteran lawmaker known for his ability to compromise to win reelection in the...

In Indiana, tea party rattles a career of political pragmatism

2012-05-05 16:22:00

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The tea party upstart who is trying to dislodge one of the U.S. Senate's most respected Republicans is about to cry. Minutes into his stump speech at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner here, as hundreds of Republicans poke at...

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2012-05-04 16:37:07

For Romney, a warm embrace from Bachmann, a chilly one from Gingrich

2012-05-03 16:21:00

At a time when his campaign is working to attract reluctant conservatives, Mitt Romney won the backing Thursday of one-time rival Michele Bachmann, who has vowed to use her connections in evangelical and tea party groups to help unite the party behind...

Michele Bachmann to endorse former rival Mitt Romney

2012-05-03 06:00:00

While seeking the Republican nomination for president for much of last year, Michele Bachmann urged voters in her party to support her as the true conservative in the race — a plea that was an implicit dig at front-runner Mitt Romney. But four...

Romney: Chen Guangcheng case marks a 'day of shame' for Obama

2012-05-03 12:00:00

Mitt Romney on Thursday issued a sharply worded critique of the Obama administration's handling of the case of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, saying he was troubled by news reports that Chen felt pressure to leave�the�U.S. Embassy in Beijing at a time...

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, background right, is introduced by Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., at a campaign stop in Portsmouth, Va.

2012-05-03 00:00:00

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (right) appears with U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) (left) and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (center) during a campaign event at Crofton Industries in Portsmouth , Virginia. Bachmann, a former candidate for the Republican

2012-05-03 00:00:00

"Tea party" favorite Michele Bachmann of Minnesota likes to point out that she's more American than you.

2012-03-28 00:00:00