ST. PAUL, Minn. AP - Comedian Al Franken grabbed the Democratic nomination Tuesday for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, setting up a showdown with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.Franken, who gained fame as a ...

The state canvassing board appeared likely to postpone its unofficial Friday deadline to finish the recount because of the missing ballots from the city of Minneapolis. Because of ...

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The Minnesota senator who replaced Al Franken when he resigned after facing allegations of sexual misconduct said she believes he should have had the benefit of an ethics investigation before he ...

US Senator Al Franken said Thursday he will resign in the face of multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, becoming the second prominent Democrat forced out in a week over the snowballing harassment ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken, who announced plans earlier this month to resign his seat, will leave the Senate on January 2, his office said. Lt. Gov. Tina Smith will join ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led the #Metoo effort that took down former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and tried to tank Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation — as a ...

Al Franken is best known as a funnyman, but this fall, he hopes to convince Minnesotans that he is dead serious about representing them in the... Al Franken's Senate Bid No Laughing Matter Al Franken ...

Al Franken will make his first public appearance next month since leaving the Senate last December over sexual harassment allegations. The former senator from ...