A fourth woman, an Army veteran, alleged Franken cupped her breast during a photo on a USO tour in 2003... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
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›
John Conyers' resignation, while those in the Senate reserved judgment for their embattled colleague, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken... READ MORE›
Franken told Minnesota Public Radio on Sunday the photo was inexcusable, but he declined to explain it further... READ MORE›
Franken was first accused of sexual misconduct by radio broadcaster Leann Tweeden... READ MORE›
Franken told Minnesota Public Radio on Sunday the photo was inexcusable, but he declined to explain it further... READ MORE›
Franken, elected to one of Minnesota's Senate seats in 2008, faces a Senate ethics investigation for improper conduct... READ MORE›
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›
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›
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says there's a 'very clear distinction' between President Trump and Minnesota Sen. Al Franken... READ MORE›
Franken, meanwhile, abruptly canceled a sold-out book festival appearance scheduled for Monday in Atlanta, festival organizers said... READ MORE›
She said she would leave any disciplinary action up to Senate leaders and was not calling for Franken to step down... READ MORE›
The Senate's Democratic and Republican leaders called on the Ethics Committee to review the allegations and Franken said he would cooperate... READ MORE›
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›
GOP Stop making sexual assault a partisan issue... READ MORE›
Senate democrats call for ethics investigation into allegations against sen. al franken... READ MORE›
Al Franken admits guilt after photographic evidence of his abuse surfaces... READ MORE›
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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