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Valerie Jarrett added her name Thursday to the list of Democrats criticising under-fire Sen. Al Franken (D-MN).

A woman raped by an intern who worked with Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) asked him if he would craft a bill to help victims of sexual assault.

The USO said that Sen. Al Franken’s brother was their photographer on the 2006 USO tour, during which Franken was photographed reaching to grope a female reporter’s breasts.

Thursday, on CNN, Leeann Tweeden broke down while discussing coming forward about Senator Al Franken (D-MN) and the impact doing so has had. Tweeden talked about how nervous she was before she came forward and that even afterward, she still

Celebrities took to social media Thursday to condemn Senator Al Franken (D-MN) over a photo of him groping journalist and talk radio anchor Leeann Tweeden while she was sleeping, with some stars, like actress and liberal activist Alyssa Milano, calling on the Democratic lawmaker to resign from office.

“It appears that the Senate is looking into that which they should, and we feel that’s an appropriate action,” Sanders replied when asked if the White House had a reaction to the Al Franken news.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) condemned her colleague Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) after a woman alleged that the Minnesota senator groped and kissed her without her permission.

After Los Angeles radio host Leeann Tweeden accused Sen. Al Franken of forcing his tongue down her throat and groping her while she slept, a Slate writer is calling on Franken to step down immediately as “a test of the Democratic Party’s consistency, honesty, and decency.”

Feminist abortion rights organizations have flattered Sen. Al Franken as a “leader for women.”

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) was accused Thursday of kissing and groping sports anchor Leeann Tweeden during a USO tour, fueling recent attention to sexual harassment on Capitol Hill.

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has issued a second statement following journalist Leeann Tweeden’s revelation on Thursday that the lawmaker grabbed her breasts while she slept and forcibly kissed her during a USO trip in 2006.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called for the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate sexual assault allegations against Senator Al Franken (D-MN) on Thursday. Unlike the recent allegations targeted towards Alabama Judge Roy Moore, McConnell did not call for Franken to “step aside.”

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) was accused Thursday of groping a female journalist while she slept and forcefully kissing her without her consent during a USO tour in 2006, almost immediately calling to attention a statement the senator released in October about similar inappropriate behavior from now-disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Senator Al Franken (D-MN) issued a statement Thursday apologizing to journalist Leeann Tweeden after she accused the Democrat of grabbing her breasts while she was sleeping and forced his tongue into her mouth.

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) called for regulation of social networks on Wednesday, claiming, “No one company should have the power to pick and choose which content reaches consumers and which doesn’t.”

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said Attorney General Jeff Sessions should come back to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about a March 2016 meeting with candidate Donald Trump and advisers at which a meeting with Russian

Monday, the Tampa Bay Times reported incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) will hold a fundraiser next month featuring Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) in the Tampa suburb of Thonotosassa, FL at the home of former Florida chief financial officer Alex Sink,

Conservatives are increasingly frustrated over the slow pace of the Senate’s confirming President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, and are calling for swift action from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Al Franken (D-MN) again pressed Attorney General Jeff Sessions on his contact with Russian officials Wednesday in an apparent attempt to revive the “Russian collusion” narrative rapidly fading into obscurity.

Congressional Democrats, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and potential 2020 presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren among them, are starting to give charities thousands of dollars in donations they had received from disgraced Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein.

Democratic politicians who have received campaign contributions from Harvey Weinstein are being called upon to return the money after the New York Times published an exhaustive story Thursday detailing decades of sexual harassment allegations against the Hollywood super-producer.

On Thursday’s broadcast of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Senator Al Franken (D-MN) referred to the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill as “the Screw You Billy Kimmel Act of 2017.” Franken began the interview by thanking and praising Kimmel for his monologue on health

Monday on TBS’s “Conan,” Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said President Donald Trump’s reaction to the violence in Charlottesville, VA last weekend was “horrible.” Franken said, “President Trump, instead of condemning the white supremacists, just went out and said, ‘I condemn all

Democrats are trying to resurrect their unprecedented filibuster of judicial nominees through the blue slip tradition, but Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has the power to stop this obstruction.

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” when asked about reports that Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak said Attorney General Jeff Sessions did discuss Trump’s White House campaign with him, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said he believed Kislyak. Franken said, “Jeff

TEL AVIV — Information contained inside a Washington Post article may disprove perhaps the most infamous claim made by the already discredited, 35-page dossier on President Donald Trump.

Tuesday during a Facebook live event telecasted on the Democratic Party’s page, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said the what Republicans are doing with their health care bill was “sick.” Franken said, “It’s wrong and it was scored by 22 million

David Letterman and Sen. Al Franken were both feeling frustrated about pessimism around the topic of climate change — so they got together to talk about it. Thankfully they invited some cameras along, too, with the help of Funny or Die and the Primetime Emmy Award-winning “Years of Living Dangerously.”

Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) declared the legislation being considered by the U.S. Senate drafted by Republicans was “worse than mean” and that it was “cruel.” Franken cited a New England of Journalism Medicine survey and

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Senator Al Franken (D-MN) put part of the blame for the Affordable Care Act’s problems with exchanges and costs on “sabotage” by President Donald Trump Trump and Republicans eliminating the

Tuesday on MSNBC, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said President Donald Trump “might be gullible” about China’s actions in helping America deal with North Korea. Franken was asked about President Trump’s latest tweet. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/877234140483121152 Franken said, “I don’t know why he

Attorney General Jeff Sessions came out swinging Tuesday, blasting his former colleagues in the U.S. Senate for their sham investigation into these loony accusations that somehow Mr. Sessions conspired with Russians to rig last year’s election.

During his appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday Attorney General Jeff Sessions said it is “absolutely false” the he had ongoing communications with Russian officials as a surrogate for now-President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

Friday on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said President Donald Trump had “devalued the presidency” because he can not say “almost anything without lying.” Partial transcript as follows: TODD: A lot of people are putting you on a

Al Sharpton says Bill Maher got off easy when he apologized for using a racial slur on last week’s episode of his HBO show Real Time.

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) has pulled out of a scheduled appearance on HBO’s Real Time amid controversy over host Bill Maher’s use of a racial slur on last week’s show.