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.
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has disinvited Kathy Griffin from an upcoming book event one day after saying he would still appear with her in the wake of the controversy generated by a photograph in which the comedian posed with what looked like President Donald Trump’s decapitated head.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senator Al Franken (D-MN) stated that he would still appear with comedian Kathy Griffin, and denounced the picture depicting her holding up President Trump’s severed head as something that “had no business” being
Numerous Democratic politicians have taken money from beheading advocate Kathy Griffin, including Minnesota Sen. Al Franken and California Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.
Democrat Sen. Al Franken said, “We should look at that” when asked during a Tuesday CBS This Morning interview if Senior Adviser to the President Jared Kushner’s security clearance should be revoked.
During one critical exchange at today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, FBI Director James B. Comey testified about why the intelligence community purportedly believed that Russia favored Donald Trump for U.S. president over Hillary Clinton.
Pollster and political analyst Pat Caddell spoke with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Wednesday regarding the second day of Judge Gorsuch’s Senate confirmation hearings, along with Trump’s victory in November and its impact on Washington.
During Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) asked Gorsuch about remarks made by President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Reince Preibus and Chief Strategist Steve Bannon at the recent Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference in D.C. about plans for the “deconstruction of the administrative state.”
On the first day of confirmation hearings for Federal Appeals Court Judge Neil Gorsuch to be named as a Supreme Court Justice, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) criticized what he referred to as the “Roberts court” and said Gorsuch taking a seat on the bench would further “infect” it.
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) was highly critical of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos during her confirmation hearing, citing that DeVos had never attended a public school or sent a child to one.
The problem with Attorney General Jeff Sessions has always been that he is too nice.
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said Attorney General Jeff Sessions should return and tell the Senate Judiciary Committee why he said something “that just wasn’t true,” regarding his meeting with the Russian ambassador. Franken said, “I
During a press conference on Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated, “I never had meetings with Russian operatives or Russian intermediaries about the Trump campaign,” and “no such things were discussed” during his meeting with the Russian ambassador, and “my
The Democrats and their media are making a big push to portray Attorney General Jeff Sessions as a Russian agent, or at least catch him in a perjury trap, because they had to talk about something other than President Trump’s address to Congress until the weekend news cycle kicks in.
California trial attorney Robert Barnes writes that Attorney General Jeff Sessions “absolutely did not perjure himself” during testimony to Congress.
Democratic lawmakers are openly questioning President Donald Trump’s mental health, and a growing number of them are invoking the 25th Amendment as a springboard to introduce legislation that would allow former presidents and vice presidents to determine if Trump is mentally unfit for office.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” reacting to reports that President Donald Trump told Democrats “Pocahontas,” referring to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), was “now the face of your party,” Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) called it “unacceptable” and “racist.” Franken said,
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) claimed “a few” of his Republican colleagues have expressed concerns about President Donald Trump’s mental health. Franken said, “We all have this suspicion that, you know, he lies a
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” in reacting to reports about President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn’s phone conversations with a Russian ambassador, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said, “We need to have an independent investigation on it”
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Senator Al Franken (D-MN) argued that the Supreme Court pick that President Trump used to nominate Judge Neil Gorsuch was stolen. Franken said, “[W]e’re going to have hearings. I think this guy — I
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” host Bill O’Reilly used his opening “Talking Points Memo” segment to attack “ideological zealots” Sens. Al Franken (D-MN) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for their the tactics they have used in protesting President
“I believe the climate is changing. I believe some of it is naturally occurring, but some of it is also caused by manmade activity” Governor Rick Perry has told a Senate Confirmation Hearing in an apparent bid to ward off Democrat objections to his appointment as Secretary of Energy.
Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) was asked if he believes FBI Director James Comey’s handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of an unauthorized email server was one of the reasons for her loss in
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “For the Record with Greta,” while discussing today’s confirmation hearing of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said he was “very troubled” over what he described as Sessions “exaggerating,
On this week’s broadcast of WCCO’s “Sunday Morning,” Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) called for an investigation into “possible conflicts of interest” between President-elect Donald Trump’s “business and our foreign policy.” Franken said, “I really do think that we need to
Jewish groups have come out against the Obama administration’s decision to vote against Israel on Friday by deciding to abstain from voting on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a halt to Israeli construction in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem.
Thursday on the Senate floor, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) urged President-elect Donald Trump “to appeal to America’s better angels and to reject the dark politics represented by Stephen Bannon” and to reject him as an adviser Partial transcript as follows:
Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead,” while discussing the increasing costs of the Affordable Care Act referred to as Obamacare, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said voters should be mad at “Republican officeholders” who refused to do anything other than vote to
Tuesday on MSNBC, when asked about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s chances of wining his home state of Minnesota, early Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton support Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said, “I’m not overconfident,” adding “I remember in 2004 at this
Sunday on CNN’s “State Of The Union,” while discussing the FBI reopening the investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said “I think we’ll have hearing and I think we’ll get into the rogue element of
Wednesday on “CBS This Morning,” while discussing the increasing costs of the Affordable Care Act referred to as Obamacare, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said people like some of his constituents in Minnesota “have a right to be mad about the
Comedian and staunch Bernie Sanders supporter Sarah Silverman caused attendees at the Democratic National Convention to erupt into chaos Monday night as she called on her fellow Sanders supporters to unite behind Hillary Clinton in November.
Sen. Al Franken attacked GOP nominee Donald Trump, Rush Limbaugh, and Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly at the Democratic National Convention on Monday.
Thursday on MSNBC’s coverage of the Republican National Convention, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) declared the convention to be “the ugliest convention” he had ever seen and said it was “an extension of the candidate.” Franken said, “This is the ugliest convention I’ve
Donald Trump will win the 2016 presidential election if Hillary Clinton moves to the left instead of tilting toward the center, Alan Dershowitz, a staunch Democrat and emeritus law professor at Harvard University, stated in a radio interview on Sunday.
Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) – who ended his prolonged re-election bid in 2009 by conceding to current Sen. Al Franken — is endorsing Jeb Bush for president.
On Thursday’s lead into the Arizona Cardinals versus Minnesota Vikings game on the NFL Network, Sens. Al Franken (D-MN) and John McCain (R-AZ) sparred over their home state teams’ match-up. The two took jabs at each other and even got
A video uploaded to the website LiveLeak shows the high-pressure, racist antagonism towards the police by Black Lives Matter activists in Minnesota who have occupied the area in front of the 4th Precinct police station.
Now safely reelected to his second term in the United States Senate, Sen. Al Franken is returning to his roots as a writer, and plans to author a “psychological thriller” about his short time in Washington.
Sen. Al Franken tells EMILY’s List he’s sorry for being a man.