Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is often talked about as a candidate for the 2020 presidential election, but Democrats disagree about ...

David Hann, the ex-chair of the state's Republican Party and former minority leader in the Senate, is joining the race for ...

First on LateNighter: We can only guess it’s not every day that Lorne Michaels gets pitched a sketch by a sitting United States senator. But that’s exactly what happened when Al Franken called in an ...

Ex-senator and alleged SNL alumni Al Franken turned 74 and decided to bless kindreds with endearing pictures of his grandchildren, Claire and Jacob, and their grandsome dog-gone-pooch, Charlie. The ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Al Franken won a resounding endorsement for the U.S. Senate on Saturday from Minnesota Democrats, quickly dispatching with concerns about jokes that offended some and promising a ...

ST. PAUL — Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan earned two new endorsements this week, from Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha on Tuesday and former U.S. Sen. Al Franken on Thursday. “I’ve seen Peggy fighting for ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – Former U.S. Sen. Al Franken is endorsing Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in her bid for a senate seat. Flanagan announced her candidacy after current Sen. Tina Smith ...

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 ...

From the land of Shonda Rhimes comes a seven-part whodunit series about a possible murder in the White House, and the challenge one super-detective faces in one of the world’s most sensitive ...

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 ...

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 ...