David Hann, the ex-chair of the state's Republican Party and former minority leader in the Minnesota Senate, is joining the race for Democrat Tina Smith's U.S. Senate seat.

PBS and NPR defend BBC against conservative bias allegations while media analyst Brian Stelter dismisses Trump editing ...

If the phrase "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me" sounds familiar, you've likely seen Saturday Night Live's classic recurring sketches starring Stuart Smalley, host of ...

Bleeding Cool: You're in 'Saturday Night,' the 'SNL' biopic and playing long-time writer and performer, Al Franken. Was it something that you dove in right away? How would you describe your approach?

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 ...

What makes Al’s role even more intriguing is that he didn't audition for it. He was offered the part directly, showcasing how his real-life political experience might have influenced the casting ...

Former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) says he’s closing the door on running for public office again. “I don’t think I’ll be running again,” the “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer-turned-lawmaker ...

Some vault somewhere might contain a recording of the time I went on Al Franken's radio show, but I haven't been able to find the episode anywhere on the internet. It aired in 2005, before the former ...

Former Democratic Senator Al Franken said in an interview with Bill Maher on Friday that President Joe Biden is wrong to impose tariffs on Chinese EVs. What Happened: The imposition of higher tariffs ...

It’s Walz! Pronounced “Walls”. A great choice with an impressive record in Minnesota: making reproductive freedom a right, expanding paid family and medical leave, making school meals for students ...

As he came bounding onto the stage last month in Chicago, Al Franken offered up his best Mick Jagger, strutting and preening to the Rolling Stones as “Start Me Up” blasted throughout City Winery. It ...

Former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is poised to join the upper chamber again, at least on the small screen — Franken is playing a senator in a forthcoming Netflix series. The “Saturday Night Live” alum ...