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Some Democrats have expressed regret for calling on Al Franken to resign before the conclusion of an ethics investigation. Franken has not officially resigned from office, despite previously stating his intent to do so earlier this month. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has already appointed Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to take Franken’s place when he officially […]
Lieutenant-governor Tina Smith will fill Minnesota’s seat in the US Senate vacated by Senator Al Franken over accusations of sexual misconduct. She will face a special election next year. Smith, 59, will serve until January 2019. She will have to run in a special election next November. If she wins that race, she would have […]
Several Democratic senators have called on Sen. Al Franken to resign after several women came forward to accuse him of sexual impropriety. The calls for his resignation began with a group of six female senators, Sen. Gillibrand, Hassan, Hirono, Harris, McCaskill, and Murray. They were soon joined by several colleagues and DNC Chair Tom Perez. […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said he plans to return to work on Monday. Franken will enter the public eye for the first time after laying low for eight days, following several sexual misconduct allegations made against him. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken is telling a local newspaper that he plans to return […]
Getty WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Al Franken has issued an explanation and apology in the wake of four women alleging that he had touched them inappropriately. The Minnesota-born former comedian says he is sorry that he’s made some women “feel badly.” He says he is a warm person who hugs people and that he’s […]
Though Saturday Night Live recently took Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) to task for a sexual harassment scandal, female staff members at the NBC sketch show are banding together to defend him. Franken — who was an SNL writer and cast member in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s — was accused earlier this month of forcibly […]
After labeling four-time host Louis C.K. a “sex monster” during the Nov. 11 edition of Weekend Update, Saturday Night Live this weekend turned its attention to former writer and cast member, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), who earlier this week was accused of sexual harassment. Franken’s accuser, Leeann Tweeden, alleged that the SNL alum forcibly kissed her during a USO […]
Screenshot/NBC NBC host Megyn Kelly slammed President Donald Trump for commenting on sexual misconduct allegations against Sen. Al Franken. Trump has been accused of varying degrees of sexually inappropriate behavior by over a dozen women. Kelly also had some harsh words for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, who chimed in with his own assessment of […]
In talk to Washington think tank, Al Franken ties together complaints against Google, Facebook, and Amazon and calls for more control over their market power. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a0361b24eddd27d894941d3/master/pass/AlFranken-HP_17263694810909.jpg Feed: All Latest
Screenshot via CNN Democratic Sen. Al Franken asked former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates on Monday why the Trump administration waited nearly three weeks to fire former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn after Yates had warned the White House’s top lawyers that Flynn could be susceptible to blackmail by the Russians. That assessment came after US intelligence agencies captured […]
