MINNEAPOLIS - Embattled Senator Al Franken will make an announcement from the Senate floor Thursday morning, one that could signal a significant shift in Minnesota's political landscape. A post on ...

Al Franken is headed back to the White House — well, sort of. The former politician, 73, appears in the new murder mystery series, “The Residence,” and portrays fictional senator Aaron Filkins. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Minnesota Sen. Al Franken announced Thursday he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and the collapse of support from his ...

It’s art imitating life for former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), as he plays a prominent role in a Senate hearing — in a buzzy new Netflix murder mystery. “There’s a whole bunch of great characters in it ...

A spokesperson for Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) told TPM on Wednesday that Franken plans to resign on Jan. 2. Sen.-designate Tina Smith (D-MN) is scheduled to be sworn in on Jan. 3, the spokesperson said.

The town was buzzing with optimism, and one of the many events on our list was a swanky Media Matters party with Democratic notables everywhere. Then I saw Al Franken. I only bug celebrities for ...

Al Franken and Donald Trump have one significant thing in common: They both made their bones in the television business before taking up careers in politics. Like their political parties and points of ...

TIME’s Sophia Yan was there in the Senate Chamber today for the swearing in of Democrat #60. She reports: Former-comedian-turned-Senator Al Franken was officially sworn into office this afternoon to a ...

Sen. Al Franken and Mike McFadden, his challenger in the race for U.S. Senate, would make a good Odd Couple, if their debate at the Duluth Playhouse on Wednesday was any indication. When McFadden ...

MINNEAPOLIS — New York Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday that Democrat Al Franken is the clear winner in Minnesota's Senate race and should be seated as soon as possible. But a leading Republican ...

Al Franken announced that he will run for the Senate in 2008, making it clear that the comedian and author of “Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot” wants to be taken seriously as a political figure.

The senator said a probe is needed to uncover what Russia may have 'over' Trump. — -- Democratic Sen. Al Franken said President Trump’s assertion that former President Obama tapped his phones at ...