Al Franken to play senator in Netflix comedic drama about the White House
Former senator will star on The Residence, based on the US president’s private home while in office
March 2023
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: ‘When are they going to arrest him already?’
Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s potential indictment in the Stormy Daniels case and other criminal investigations he faces
Kimmel on Trump: ‘We should’ve known he wasn’t getting arrested the minute he said he was’
Late-night hosts discuss the still-pending possibility of Trump’s arrest and a dire new climate report from the United Nations
Jimmy Kimmel on Donald Trump: ‘His legal problems are based on him being an idiot’
Late-night hosts discuss the possible indictment and arrest of Trump for hush money payments to Stormy Daniels
October 2021
Al Franken rules out Senate run against Gillibrand, who led push to remove him
New York senator led moves to push Franken out as Minnesota senator over allegations of sexual misconduct
September 2019
The war on #MeToo will fail. Women cannot be un-radicalized
Moira Donegan
The backlash was always going to start with Al Franken – anti-feminist reaction follows every feminist movement with the certainty and regularity of the tides
July 2019
What regrets about a hasty, high-profile #MeToo resignation reveal
Laura Kipnis
Al Franken: senators say they regret calling for his resignation
January 2018
Two new Senate Democrats sworn in as sexual misconduct stays in spotlight
Doug Jones beat Roy Moore, accused of sexual assaulting teenagers, and Tina Smith replaces Al Franken, who faced sexual harassment accusations
December 2017
Saturday Night Live recap
Saturday Night Live: festive episode mocks men on Santa's naughty list
Don't let the alt-right hijack #MeToo for their agenda
Rebecca Solnit
Late-night hosts on Republicans: 'Sexual harassment should be non-partisan'
Al Franken resigns from Senate over sexual misconduct allegations
'All women deserve to be heard': Al Franken resigns from Senate – video
The rise and fall of Al Franken: from comedy to politics to disgrace
'Enough is enough': leading Democrats call on Al Franken to quit
What happens after men apologize for bad behavior?
Jessa Crispin
November 2017
Nancy Pelosi urges John Conyers to resign: 'The brave women who came forward are owed justice'
House minority leader Pelosi calls allegations ‘serious, disappointing and credible’ and says Michigan congressman, 88, should step down
Al Franken: two more women accuse senator of sexual misconduct
Stephanie Kemplin says Franken groped her and another woman describes incident on radio show, as ethics committee says investigation has begun
John Conyers leaves House committee post amid sexual misconduct claims
Democratic congressman denies allegations he used tax dollars to settle cases with women, as Nancy Pelosi faces criticism for praising his work