Recent News Headlines : Sen. Al Franken

IN FRANKEN'S FALL, SUDDEN SENATE PICKUP CHANCE FOR GOP


A fourth woman, an Army veteran, alleged Franken cupped her breast during a photo on a USO tour in 2003... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 0

SEN. AL FRANKEN ANNOUNCES EXIT AMID ALLEGATIONS, NOTES 'IRONY' THAT ADMITTED GROPER ON TAPE SITS IN OVAL OFFICE


Minnesota Sen. Al Franken announced Thursday he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and the col... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 0

AL FRANKEN ANNOUNCES HE WILL RESIGN FROM THE SENATE AT END OF MONTH


Franken's decision comes a day after a majority of Senate Democrats called for his resignation after determining that they could no longer tolerate his presence... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 0

SEN. AL FRANKEN SEEN SET TO RESIGN AS SUPPORT FADES AMONG DEMOCRATS AND SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS SURGE


Sen. Al Franken, his political career in shambles amid sexual misconduct allegations, lost the support of his Democratic colleagues Wednesday and faced new... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 0

SENATE COLLEAGUE EXPECTS AL FRANKEN TO RESIGN THURSDAY AMID NEW SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATION


But as the number of accusations grew, women in the Senate, who faced pressure from the public and the media for protecting Franken, grew increasingly frustrated... READ MORE

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ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ROILING CONGRESS


John Conyers' resignation, while those in the Senate reserved judgment for their embattled colleague, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 0

AL FRANKEN 'EMBARRASSED AND ASHAMED' OF GROPING CLAIMS


Franken told Minnesota Public Radio on Sunday the photo was inexcusable, but he declined to explain it further... READ MORE

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AL FRANKEN SAYS HE IS 'ASHAMED' BUT WON'T QUIT U.S. SENATE OVER GROPING ACCUSATIONS


Franken was first accused of sexual misconduct by radio broadcaster Leann Tweeden... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 0

FRANKEN ASHAMED AMID GROPING CLAIMS, WILL RETURN TO WORK


Franken told Minnesota Public Radio on Sunday the photo was inexcusable, but he declined to explain it further... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 0

FRANKEN APOLOGIZES FOR MAKING SOME WOMEN 'FEEL BADLY'


Franken, elected to one of Minnesota's Senate seats in 2008, faces a Senate ethics investigation for improper conduct... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 0

SEXUAL ABUSE ACCUSATIONS CLOUD DEMOCRAT AL FRANKEN'S RISING POLITICAL STAR


But it was Trump's emergence that teased out a new Franken and had him pivot from staid senator to liberal attack dog... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 0

AMID CALLS TO QUIT, SOME SAY FRANKEN CASE IS DIFFERENT


A former Saturday Night Live colleague, writer Marilyn Suzanne Miller, cried as she defended Franken, saying, He wouldn't do it to Franni... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 36

'FRANKEN HAS ADMITTED WRONGDOING AND THE PRESIDENT HASNT'


White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says there's a 'very clear distinction' between President Trump and Minnesota Sen. Al Franken... READ MORE

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FRANKEN APOLOGIZES AFTER WOMAN SAYS HE KISSED, GROPED HER


Franken, meanwhile, abruptly canceled a sold-out book festival appearance scheduled for Monday in Atlanta, festival organizers said... READ MORE

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SEN. AL FRANKEN DRAWS SWIFT CONDEMNATION IN CONGRESS AFTER BROADCASTER SAYS HE GROPED HER


She said she would leave any disciplinary action up to Senate leaders and was not calling for Franken to step down... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 58

NEWS ANCHORWOMAN ACCUSES U.S. SEN. AL FRANKEN OF UNWANTED GROPING, KISS IN 2006, GETS APOLOGY


The Senate's Democratic and Republican leaders called on the Ethics Committee to review the allegations and Franken said he would cooperate... READ MORE

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AL FRANKEN APOLOGIZES AFTER RADIO ANCHOR SAYS HE GROPED, KISSED HER WITHOUT CONSENT


Franken is the latest person swept up in sexual harassment allegations that have mushroomed since Hollywood figure Harvey Weinstein was hit with multiple allegations... READ MORE

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PENTAGON ACCIDENTALLY RETWEETS CALL FOR TRUMP, FRANKEN AND MOORE TO RESIGN


GOP Stop making sexual assault a partisan issue... READ MORE

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AL FRANKEN: SENATE DEMOCRATS CALL FOR ETHICS INVESTIGATION


Senate democrats call for ethics investigation into allegations against sen. al franken... READ MORE

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MOORE MOCKS MCCONNELL'S CALL FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO FRANKEN


Al Franken admits guilt after photographic evidence of his abuse surfaces... READ MORE

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RADIO ANCHOR SAYS FRANKEN GROPED, KISSED HER WITHOUT CONSENT


WASHINGTON AP -- Minnesota Sen. Al Franken apologized Thursday after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour... READ MORE

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