ST. PAUL — For the first TV ads of his campaign for U.S. Senate, Democrat Al Franken is turning to his fourth-grade teacher to tell voters he’s more than just a celebrity who wants to be a senator.

Alan Stuart Franken is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He became well known in the 1970s and ...

Franken's new book is Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. Franken recently made headlines when the Fox News Channel tried to sue him over the phrase "fair ...

A comic book biography of Sen. Al Franken will be in stores Wednesday, and Franken should be happy. Unlike the undignified comic book “False Witness” that skewered U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann last year ...

What makes Al’s role even more intriguing is that he didn't audition for it. He was offered the part directly, showcasing how his real-life political experience might have influenced the casting ...

Former Minnesota Senator Al Franken argued that the U.S. Supreme Court is illegitimate because Republicans stole two seats, a statement which he repeatedly asked CNN political commentator Alice ...

WASHINGTON -- Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) announced Thursday he is resigning from the U.S. Senate. Franken has been under intense pressure to step down as allegations of sexual misconduct have ...

Seven-term veteran state Rep. Al Juhnke, DFL-Willmar, will go to work for U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. Juhnke, defeated by Republican Bruce Vogel last November, will handle Franken's agriculture, ...