Al Franken is headed back to the White House — well, sort of. The former politician, 73, appears in the new murder mystery series, “The Residence,” and portrays fictional senator Aaron Filkins. The ...

It’s art imitating life for former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), as he plays a prominent role in a Senate hearing — in a buzzy new Netflix murder mystery. “There’s a whole bunch of great characters in it ...

A spokesperson for Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) told TPM on Wednesday that Franken plans to resign on Jan. 2. Sen.-designate Tina Smith (D-MN) is scheduled to be sworn in on Jan. 3, the spokesperson said.

Al Franken is reprising one of his most important roles. In Netflix's latest whodunit, The Residence, the former politician, 73, plays a fictional senator named Aaron Filkins. The murder mystery ...

Following Sen. Al Franken's resignation announcement amid sexual misconduct allegations, Republicans and Democrats are hunting for top-tier candidates to run for the Senate seat, NBC News reported.

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is set to try to reform credit rating agencies. May 4, 2010— -- Sen. Al Franken has written an amendment to financial overhaul legislation that would seek to prevent ...

*Sen. Al Franken took to the Senate floor on Thursday to announce his departure in the wake of sexual harassment allegations, but not without some parting words for Donald Trump, Alabama Senate ...

Al Franken and Donald Trump have one significant thing in common: They both made their bones in the television business before taking up careers in politics. Like their political parties and points of ...

Minnesota Senator Al Franken talks with Dave Miller in front of an audience at Portland’s Newmark Theatre about his formative years, his comedy career and his time in the U.S. Senate. His new book is ...

TIME’s Sophia Yan was there in the Senate Chamber today for the swearing in of Democrat #60. She reports: Former-comedian-turned-Senator Al Franken was officially sworn into office this afternoon to a ...

U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota has been getting a lot of mileage on his current book tour out of a story about former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn. The gist of the story is that Coburn doesn't have ...