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 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Sen. Al Franken plans to officially leave the U.S. Senate on Jan. 2. The announcement Wednesday from a Franken spokesman should put to rest questions surrounding the timing of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Minnesota Sen. Al Franken's departure from the Senate solves one problem for Democrats, demonstrating their will to push out one of their own when sexual harassment allegations pile up. Now they must ...

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.

WASHINGTON -- Roland Burris isn't the only would-be U.S. senator whose arrival in Washington will be scrutinized. Al Franken, a Democrat who left the wacky world of comedy for the wacky world of ...

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 ...