Michele Bachmann's speech at an anti-abortion rally in St. Paul marked her first public appearance since the end of her presidential campaign. The Republican Congresswoman called for the repeal of Roe vs. Wade, but would not say whether she plans to run for re-election to her House seat.

"The concerns I have and my colleagues have are real," the Minnesota Republican congresswoman said in a Pioneer Press interview, speaking of the recent controversy in which she alleged that the Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated the U.S. government. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says allegations like Bachmann's "have no place in our politics."

The Associated Press takes an early look at Michele Bachmann's memoir, "Core of Conviction," set for official release Monday. In it, she talks briefly about some earlier speed bumps and focuses on the rebounds that followed as she makes a pitch for her presidential campaign.

Staff departures are raising questions about the viability of the Minnesota Congresswoman's presidential campaign.

Michele Bachmann says the eight-year-old boy who told her at a book signing that his mom was gay but didn't need fixing was obviously put up to it. Bachmann tells CNN she'd never use one of her children that way.

Mitt Romney's presidential campaign says the presumptive Republican nominee will appear with Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in Portsmouth, Virginia, Thursday afternoon. Bachmann recently said she delayed endorsing her party's candidate because she was working behind the scenes to bring various Republican factions together.

Nearly all of Minnesota's eight-person House delegation voted for the bill -- except for DFL Representative Keith Ellison and Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann -- who was absent because of her presidential campaign.

The second of three debates between U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and Democratic challenger Jim Graves hit the ground running with the topic of abortion at the start. Moderator Kerri Miller of MPR asked the candidates to respond to controversial remarks made by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock from Indiana.