U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, made the front page of USA Today on Friday, saying she is not the leader of the Tea Party, but a facilitator.

Former state Rep. Shelley Madore will challenge Republican U.S. Rep. John Kline for Minnesota's Second Congressional District in November.

As farmers, implement dealers, rural financiers and the rest of Minnesota's agrarian class rolled into Farmfest on Tuesday, the first sight they beheld was a group of fresh-faced College Republicans standing on the side of the road holding signs assailing the federal cap-and-trade bill.

DFL Minnesota U.S. Rep. Tim Walz and his Republican challenger Randy Demmer squared off today on cap-and-trade during a candidate forum at Farm Fest.

U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen is hosting a town hall meeting this evening at South View Middle School in Edina. There will be at least one guest with more than a passing interest in what the freshman Republican legislator has to say. Jim Meffert, the DFL-endorsed candidate in the Third Congressional District, plans to show up for the gathering.

Michele Bachmann's media profile has gone international. The Guardian newspaper ran a lengthy profile of the flamboyant Republican legislator on Sunday, declaring her the "queen of the right."

U.S. Rep. Tim Walz raised $381,000 during the second quarter of 2010 and had $856,000 in the bank at the end of June. So far during this campaign cycle, the two-term DFL incumbent has brought in $1.4 million.

Maureen Reed has ended her campaign for the DFL nomination in the Sixth Congressional District. The decision clears the way for state Sen. Tarryl Clark to take on GOP incumbent Rep. Michele Bachmann.

Today's the last day to register candidacy for public office with the Secretary of State. PIM cameras were there to capture some candidates as they made it official.

Alex Falconer has been hired as campaign manager for Jim Meffert's congressional bid. Falconer previously worked as field director for Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak's gubernatorial campaign.