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Franken for President? Don’t Get Your Hopes Up.

WASHINGTON - The 2020 presidential election may be years away, but the speculation of who will be on the Democratic ticket has already begun. Minnesota...

Franken Blasts GOP Health Care Bill, Calls It “Sickening” and “Vicious”

WASHINGTON - The GOP health care bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), is starting to make its way through the Senate, and Minnesota...

Franken Pushes TICKETS Act After United Airlines Incident

WASHINGTON - Sen. Al Franken (D - MN) helped introduce legislation Wednesday to guarantee ticketed passengers who have boarded their aircraft a legal right...

Franken and Klobuchar Speak Out on Syrian Missile Strike

WASHINGTON - Late Thursday night news broke that President Donald Trump authorized airstrikes in Syria. Now Minnesota’s Senators are speaking out about the attack. Sen....

Franken Flubs, Wrongly Accuses Internet Companies of Selling Consumer Info

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Al Franken has risen in the national spotlight as a leader in the Senate. Franken has provided tough talk against President...

Franken to Vote No on Gorsuch, Klobuchar a Maybe

WASHINGTON -- The nomination process for Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch is hanging by a thread. Democrats still spurned by Capitol Republicans decision...

Franken Challenges Scalia’s Constitution, Says It’s Not The One He Swore...

WASHINGTON - Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) did not attend law school, but he boldly took aim at the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s view of...

Franken On The Attack Again, Dishing Out Harsh Criticism During Gorsuch...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - While most of the discourse stayed civil during Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, some senators were far...

Franken, Senators Outraged Over DeVos Revocation of Transgender Bathroom Guidance

Washington, D.C. - Minnesota Senator Al Franken joined five other U.S. Senators in writing a letter to Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Betsy DeVos...

Casserole Showdown: Sen. Franken’s Seventh Annual “Hotdish Off”

Political differences were set aside all in the name of hotdish Washington, D.C. - Political differences were set aside Wednesday afternoon all in the name...