Al Franken

Senator McCaskill And Other Democrats Call On Franken To Resign

Brian Ellison

This story was updated at 1:00 p.m. Senator Claire McCaskill, a Democrat from Missouri, has joined with a chorus of colleagues—including the majority of...

U.S. Sen. Al Franken speaks Saturday at the Truman Dinner in St. Louis. The Minnesota senator was the keynote speaker for the Missouri Democratic Party event.

Government, Politics & Issues

Franken's high-profile help to Missouri Democrats now may be an embarrassment

Jo Mannies

Less than two weeks after U.S. Sen. Al Franken headlined the Missouri Democratic Party’s biggest event of the year, the Minnesota Democrat is back in the…

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri Democrats see economic issues as way out of electoral wilderness

Jo Mannies

With jokes and jabs, some of Missouri’s top Democrats are seeking to rally supporters dreaming of a better political future in 2018 — especially compared…

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Jason Kander speaks at a labor rally in St. Charles earlier this fall. Kander is squaring off against U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt this November.

Government, Politics & Issues

Heartland Democrat: Kander hopes to keep proving his doubters wrong in race against Blunt

Jason Rosenbaum

It’s a dreary, rainy day in Troy, Missouri, and Jason Kander is about to meet a small group of veterans at the Roasted Bean Coffee Shop. In a weird,…

U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, left, and Kansas City Mayor Sly James were the keynote speakers to the Missouri delegation at the Democratic National Convention.

Government, Politics & Issues

KC's Mayor James decries 'slow motion mass murder' in speech to Missouri convention group

Jason Rosenbaum

PHILADELPHIA – For Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James, gun violence isn’t a philosophical exercise or a buzzword.The Democratic official told members of…

Government, Politics & Issues

Analysis: Minnesota Supreme Court ignores Bush vs. Gore in deciding for Franken

William H. Freivogel

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 30, 2009 - Bush vs. Gore reared its head in Coleman vs. Franken, but the Minnesota Supreme Court…