WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) became the sixth Jewish lawmaker to say he will not attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. The Hill, a newspaper that covers ...

Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota is resigning following allegations that he touched women inappropriately, he announced in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday. Read Franken's full remarks: ...

At noon Thursday, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) addressed the Senate for the last time, giving a half-hour resignation speech that touched on everything from voter fraud to climate change but held an ...

Nothing is better than coming home to the reality of Minnesota, Sen. Al Franken said Wednesday night as the keynote speaker at the Duluth Greater Downtown Council's annual dinner at the DECC. Given ...

ST. PAUL - Minnesota's new U.S. senator has received rave reviews from many during his stint - nearly a month - in Washington. One of the most recent was a contributor to a prominent political blog.