Noah PranskyAugust 5, 2019
6min518
The former Senator isn’t back in the game, but his leftover war chest is ready.
Tag: Al Franken
Noah PranskyAugust 5, 2019
Mitch PerryJanuary 18, 2018
4min211
U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch is joining a bipartisan coalition of House members to unveil legislation to improve workplace protections in Congress. Under the proposal, called the “Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act,” taxpayers would no longer pay for sexual harassment settlements involving members of Congress. Members would be required to pay such settlements themselves, […]
Mitch PerryDecember 11, 2017
7min359
Last week, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken announced he would soon resign from office following multiple reports of women accusing him of groping and forcibly kissing them. Immediately after, some rank and file Democrats said Franken was a sacrificial lamb, so the party could go all-in attacking President Donald Trump and Alabama Sen. candidate Roy Moore for […]
Darryl PaulsonDecember 7, 2017
8min687
In 1996, Al Franken wrote a book called “Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot.” I understand Limbaugh is working on his book about Franken, which he will call “Al Franken is a Big Fat Sexual Predator.” What comes around, goes around. After 20 years as a writer and cast member for Saturday Night Live, […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 6, 2017
2min251
As Sen. Al Franken prepares for an all-but-certain resignation Thursday, former allies in the Senate are calling for him to step down. “Sexual harassment is never acceptable. I agree with a majority of the Democratic senators that Sen. Franken should step aside,” said Sen. Bill Nelson Wednesday evening. Nelson joins Minority Leader Charles Schumer and over half of the […]
Mitch PerryNovember 27, 2017
5min285
Jacksonville Republican Rep. and Attorney General candidate Jay Fant said Monday that he agrees with Sen. Marco Rubio‘s declaration over the weekend that the sexual misconduct allegations against Sen. Al Franken are so egregious that the Minnesota Democrat should resign immediately. “Senator Franken has already admitted to mistreating women in a way that would be offensive to […]
Mitch PerryNovember 20, 2017
7min323
Democratic U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined his Florida colleague Bill Nelson at a business roundtable discussion in Tampa Monday. At the event, the two lawmakers blasted the GOP tax reform bill that passed the House last week and could come up in the Senate as early as next […]
Peter SchorschNovember 16, 2017
4min454
How do you solve a problem like Al Franken? Tell him to stay away. Far, far away. The boob-groping (not “allegedly,” by the way, because there’s – yipes – a photo) Democratic senator from Minnesota was set to headline a fundraiser this Saturday for Florida’s Bill Nelson at the Thonotosassa home of former state CFO Alex Sink. But […]
Staff ReportsOctober 30, 2017
3min282
When Alex Sink throws a fundraiser, one thing is assured – it will attract some of the most prominent Democrats on the political scene. In December 2015, the former Florida chief financial officer hosted Hillary Clinton in an event at her Hillsborough County home supporting the former Secretary of State’s presidential bid. Sink, a 2010 […]
Associated PressMarch 2, 2017
14min212
The Latest on Attorney General Jeff Sessions‘ talks with the Soviet ambassador (all times local): 11:25 a.m. attorneyAttorney The top House Democrat says Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath when he told the Senate Judiciary that he had no contacts with the Russian government and says he should resign. Nancy Pelosi says, “Perjury is […]