She protests, “Al ... and political crisis, Franken should have addressed his home state. He should have said something like this: Ladies and gentlemen of Minnesota, my party in Washington ...

Late last month Franken started “The Al Franken Podcast,” amid speculation that he is considering a political comeback. In his talk, at the Midpointe Event Center, he shared biographical ...

For five decades, SNL has propelled comedians to careers in TV, film and even the politics — like Al Franken ... his Minnesota roots and the current political climate. MPR News helps you ...

Franken parroted the Southern Poverty Law Center ... “hate group” and “anti-Muslim extremist” to stigmatize its political opponents and (as one liberal critic puts in this Politico ...

On Election Night 1988, I was returning in a small jet to New York from Boston, where I had just emceed Michael Dukakis’ “victory” party. Looking down at the ... do well-observed (and dare I say smart ...