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 ...

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 ...

The senator said a probe is needed to uncover what Russia may have 'over' Trump. — -- Democratic Sen. Al Franken said President Trump’s assertion that former President Obama tapped his phones at ...

ST. PAUL – U.S. Sen. Al Franken’s Republican opponent says that in five years in the U.S. Senate, Franken has become the poster child for a do-nothing, superpartisan Congress. Franken disputes the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ST. PAUL - Reports from around the state today indicated Norm Coleman and Al Franken representatives increased their ballot challenges, the U.S. Senate recount's third day. While it was not a ...

Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.), a strong champion for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth and students in Congress, has just released a new three minute video in support of S. 555, the ...

It's pretty lonely to be the National Security Agency right now. The revelation of a massive data-collection program has left many progressive senators criticizing the agency, from Sen. Tom Udall, D-N ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said he doesn't remember whether he touched women inappropriately while having his picture taken with them at campaign events. The Democrat's comments ...