Al Franken was, at one time, one of the most popular Democratic lawmakers in the country. Franken, though, stepped down…
The “big lie” is not unique to Trump but rather constitutes a long-standing Republican tradition and political practice that, far…
"Here is my promise to you: I may be leaving the Senate, but I'm not giving up my voice," the…
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told CNN that Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) shouldn't resign because he is being railroaded and denied…
It's time for Democrats to remember that the sitting President of the United States still has paid no political or…
After refusing to say that accused pedophile Roy Moore doesn't belong in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is…
Sen. Al Franken's office has scheduled an announcement for Thursday with all signs pointing toward the Minnesota Senator announcing his…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) was clearly contrite and embarrassed as he addressed reporters in a shaky voice during a brief…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said that he is ashamed of the allegations that he groped women during photos, but that…
Two new accusers have come forward to accuse Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) of inappropriately touching them during his 2008 Senate…
The Republican response to accusations made of both men is telling of a Republican Party that is quick to overlook,…
Three dozen women who worked with now Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) on Saturday Night Live released a statement saying that…
Sen. Franken's office said that the Senator has no plans to resign over the sexual harassment allegations that have been…
After a second woman accused Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) of groping her, liberal groups are starting to call on him…
14 female staffers who worked for Al Franken are speaking out and saying that the Senator from Minnesota treated them…
"Look at the contrast between Al Franken, accepting responsibility, apologizing, and Roy Moore and Donald Trump who have done neither,"…
Former female staffers who worked for Sen. Al Franken issued a joint statement praising Sen. Franken for treating them with…
The last person in the world who should be talking about sexual harassment is Donald Trump, but that didn't stop…
The woman accusing Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) of sexual harassment, Leeann Tweeden, said that she does not think Franken should…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has apologized and requested a Senate ethics investigation into the allegation that he sexually harassed, Leeann…
In a new letter, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) his position as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee to call…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) urged Republicans to ditch their latest effort to repeal Obamacare and vowed to fight against the…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) took apart Trump for being lazy, refusing to learn about policy, or put in the work…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is leading the effort to stop Trump from abandoning an Obama era rule that allowed residents…
In a move that is certain to make the scared president even jumpier, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is demanding that…
A reporter asked Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) if she was going to the White House for a health care meeting…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is calling on Senate Republicans to abandon their effort to pass a healthcare bill that takes…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is calling the Republican health care bill what it really is. Franken described the bill as…
During an interview on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) responded to Jeff Sessions' testimony, by…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) didn't buy for a second that Jeff Sessions didn't understand his question when he lied under…
"If they feel blessed to be in his cabinet or to be around him, to be his chief of staff…
Sen. Al Franken stated for the first time that he sent a letter to the FBI asking them to investigate…
During an interview with MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on The Last Word, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) revealed that he sent a…
In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) took apart the lies that make up the Republican…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) unloaded on the FCC after they voted 2-1 to roll back net neutrality protections and in…
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) warned early Tuesday afternoon that President Trump is endangering U.S. national security.
After FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a speech that he wants to reverse net neutrality rules and end open…
Sen. Al Franken told CNN's Jake Tapper that he thinks Trump's Attorney General Jeff Sessions committed perjury, and he wants…
"The President of the United States did not tap Donald Trump's phone. I mean, that's just ridiculous," Senator Al Franken…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is pulling no punches as he just dropped an amazing letter demanding answers on Attorney General…
Ralph Reed cites 'War on Religion' but as Al Franken has said, "She is fundamentally incompetent" to lead the Department…
The Minnesota Democrat said the Senate should simply tell Devos, "Thank you for your time. We'll let you know," and…
The responses from Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Al Franken (D-MN) focused on issues that represent big trouble ahead for…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is standing up for Democratic Party values by announcing that he will vote against the nomination…
Through his questioning, Senator Al Franken exposed Jeff Sessions’ lies about his civil rights record in his questionnaire to the…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) tore apart Republicans on the Senate floor for having no plan to replace the Affordable Care…
Upon the sad news that music legend Prince had died, Sen Al Franken (D-MN) released a statement calling Prince an…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) looked Republicans in the eyes and called out the absurd lies that they are using to…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) took to the Senate floor to blast Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans while revealing the absurdity…
Al Franken and Senate liberals are holding Republican feet to the fire with a bill that would give seniors, veterans,…
Thirty-four members of the Senate Democratic caucus including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Sen. Al Franken…
A group of liberal Senate Democrats turned the tables on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today by introducing a resolution supporting…
By a mostly party-line vote, Senate Democrats powered by the liberal caucus rose up and blocked a Republican bill to…
The liberal senators who stood up in opposition to the Comcast-Time Warner merger scored a major victory as Comcast has…
Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Al Franken (D-MN), Ed Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)…
In two separate statements, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised the passage of the FCC's new…
During the Friday night broadcast of The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly responded to a Mother Jones story showing he…
GOP Senators killed amendments requiring Keystone oil be kept in the U.S., and mandating that the pipeline be built with…
Uber responds to Sen Franken, but "it still remains unclear how Uber defines legitimate business purposes for accessing, retaining, and…
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) issued the following statement condemning the gutting of campaign finance reform and putting taxpayers on the…
After an Uber exec revealed his idea to dig up dirt on journalists via the company's data collection, Al Franken…
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) responded to Sen. Al Franken's (D-MN) claim that the Texas senator doesn't know what net neutrality…
It may have been Democrat Howard Dean who said not long ago that if given a choice between voting for…
Sen. Al Franken was having none of Ted Cruz's intentional idiocy and propaganda. On CNN's State Of The Union, Franken…
Barack Obama is still the President, and his administration's record achievements over the past five-and-a-half years were squandered by Democratic…
As the Senate continues to debate final passage of a constitutional amendment that would overturn Citizens United, Sen. Al Franken…
After Thursday's vote, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), who has called this issue "the free speech issue of our time," blasted…
Senator Franken dropped the hammer on the Comcast Time Warner merger, saying that the deal needs careful scrutiny. He wants…
In separate statements Sens. Bernie Sanders and Al Franken called the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons on the Syrian…
Since only a communist would oppose rampant crony capitalism and its corporatist/theocratic ideals, Democrats must be commies
Sen. Al Franken has introduced a bill that would lift the secrecy surrounding FISA and the Patriot Act. Franken explained,…
Things would go very badly for Rep. Michele Bachmann if she dared to challenge Al Franken for his Senate seat.…
Vice President Joe Biden gave a wide ranging interview to Meet the Press today, where he expressed doubt about the…
Vice President Joe Biden was profiled on CBS's 60 Minutes tonight, where defended Obama against criticism, especially from former vp…
The feud between the Obama administration and former vice president Dick Cheney took another step today as current vice president…
On the Today show this morning Vice President Joe Biden and Gov.
In an interview with CNBC that airs tonight Vice President Joe Biden said that more possible changes to the economic…
In an interview on Face the Nation today, Vice President Joe Biden gave more insight into the Obama ad
On Fox News Sunday, Vice President Dick Cheney denied that he had dangerously expanded the powers of the executive branch…
Vice President Elect Joe Biden was on ABC's This Week program today, where he talked about the state of the…
WPXI is reporting that the story of a politically motivated attack against a McCain supporter in Pittsburgh is a hoax.…
At a rally today in Charleston, WV, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden took aim at John McCain's recent criticism…
In Reno, NV today Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin made the argument that Obama is too inexperienced to handle…
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden taped an interview with Terry Moran that will air on ABC's Nightline tonight. Biden…
At a campaign stop in Rochester, New Hampshire, today Joe Biden took the gloves off against Sarah Palin, by openly…
Well, two presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate down, one more presidential debate to go. It has been a busy…
Two polls, one of uncommitted voters done by CBS, and one of debate watchers done by CNN say that Joe…
The first and only vice presidential debate was filled with talk of policy by Joe Biden, and talking points from…
Rarely in the modern era has a vice presidential debate been the subject of so much attention and hype. So…
During her interview with the CBS Evening News that will air tonight Sarah Palin defended her joke about listening Joe…
Today, VP candidate Joe Biden accused McCain of changing his position on the Bermuda tax loophole for $50,000 in campaign…
The latest Quinnipiac University swing state poll confirms that the Sarah Palin bounce is long gone as Obama is leading…
I noticed that the Associated Press story about Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden's comments about taxes and the wealthy…
While campaigning in Michigan today Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden retaliated against the idea that John McCain equals change…
Welcome to a new column here at Polticususa.com. For the next couple of months, until the election in November, I…
The results of the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll was just released, and these poll results confirm what three…
https://www.politicususa.com/en/Biden-Palin-Stem-Cell-ResearchThe McCain campaign is outraged because today in Missouri Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden asked if Sarah Palin cares…
A new CNN/Opinion Research poll has the presidential race has the presidential race between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack…
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden was on Meet the Press this morning talking about a variety of issues, but…
During his interview on ABC's This Week program this morning, Obama laughed off the idea that Sarah Palin has more…
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