WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday it is time for Al Franken to be sworn in as Minnesota's junior senator.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 6 (UPI) -- The Minnesota Supreme Court Friday rejected Al Franken's request that the Senate recount be certified and he be allowed to take a U.S. Senate seat.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 5 (UPI) -- Democrat Al Franken asked Thursday that the election challenge filed in court by Republican Norm Coleman in the Minnesota Senate race be dismissed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Democrat Al Franken will be seated in the Senate despite whether Republican Norm Coleman files legal appeals.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Al Franken, challenging Norm Coleman to be one of Minnesota's U.S. senators, is in Washington with his hoped-for colleagues, but only for the inauguration.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Democratic challenger Al Franken's camp Friday said a recount has shrunk his deficit in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race to double digits from 206 votes earlier.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Polls suggest Minnesota's U.S. Senate race remains volatile as comedian Al Franken, a Democrat, seeks to oust incumbent Republican Norm Coleman.
ROCHESTER, Minn., June 7 (UPI) -- The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Saturday gave its U.S. Senate nomination to comedian Al Franken by acclamation in Rochester, Minn.
SAINT PAUL, Minn., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Former "Saturday Night Live" cast-member and satirist Al Franken is trying to convince voters in Minnesota he is a serious contender for U.S. Senate.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Funny man Al Franken, comedian, writer and liberal talk-radio personality, has made good on his plan to run for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota in 2008. Franken, who left his Air America radio network show Wednesday, formally announced he will seek the sen