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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks at a rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, to support the Senate's upcoming election bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Calls to ‘bring back Franken’ trend after Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand misses Paycheck Fairness Act vote

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2020, file photo, Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the 4th Women's March in Los Angeles. Former Olympian Jenner is running for governor of California.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Celebrity politicians test voter interest in post-Trump era

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press

In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, then Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid, on her nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken, who resigned his U.S. Senate seat in 2017 amid sexual misconduct charges, will re-emerge into the public sphere on Saturday when he starts a new weekly radio show on the SiriusXM satellite service. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Al Franken: ‘Frustrating’ to watch former Senate colleagues hold hearings

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, then Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid, on her nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken, who resigned his U.S. Senate seat in 2017 amid sexual misconduct charges, will re-emerge into the public sphere on Saturday when he starts a new weekly radio show on the SiriusXM satellite service. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Al Franken to make return on weekly SiriusXM radio show

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

Former US Sen. Al Franken tests welcome on speaking circuit

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In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, outgoing U.S. Sen. Al Franken speaks about his accomplishments and thanks his team in Minneapolis, as his eight years in the Senate are set to come to an end. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Al Franken joins talent agency roster as former senator seeks paid speaking gigs

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Al Franken attends a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Harry Reid says he wishes Al Franken would run again for office

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, outgoing U.S. Sen. Al Franken speaks about his accomplishments and thanks his team in Minneapolis, as his eight years in the Senate are set to come to an end. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Al Franken ‘absolutely’ regrets Senate resignation for sexual misconduct allegations

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2017, file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., second from right, holds hands with his wife Franni Bryson, left, as he leaves the Capitol after speaking on the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken says he “absolutely” regrets resigning from the Senate after eight women accused him of unwanted kissing or touching. Franken made the comments in an article published by the New Yorker magazine on Monday, July 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Franken says he ‘absolutely’ regrets resigning from Senate

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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., waves during the 2019 California Democratic Party State Organizing Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, June 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Pete Buttigieg breaks with Democratic senators on pushing out Al Franken

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, outgoing U.S. Sen. Al Franken speaks about his accomplishments and thanks his team in Minneapolis, as his eight years in the Senate are set to come to an end. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Pete Buttigieg faults Democrats in forcing Al Franken to resign

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2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks during a meet and greet with local residents, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Indianola, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Sen. Gillibrand: Al Franken was ‘a strong senator’ but Senate ‘couldn’t stay silent’ on allegations

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, outgoing U.S. Sen. Al Franken speaks about his accomplishments and thanks his team in Minneapolis, as his eight years in the Senate are set to come to an end. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Ex-Sen. Al Franken takes first steps back into public arena

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., speaks after winning a special election race to fill the vacated seat of former Sen. Al Franken during a election night event Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien)

Minnesota voters clear Smith to serve out Franken’s term

By KYLE POTTER - Associated Press

In this May 12, 2018, file photo, 82 film industry professionals stand on the steps of the Palais des Festivals to represent, what they describe as pervasive gender inequality in the film industry, at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. The #MeToo movement has gone far beyond the movies, but Hollywood remains ground zero in a cultural eruption that began 12 months ago with the revelations about Harvey Weinstein. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Hollywood liberals fail to focus #MeToo outrage on Democratic men

By Christian Toto - Special to The Washington Times

Bill Maher is being criticized on social media after he appeared to grope a sleeping Bob Saget in a photo mocking disgraced former Sen. Al Franken. (Twitter/@billmaher)

Bill Maher implores Al Franken to reenter politics, debate Donald Trump

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, then-outgoing U.S. Sen. Al Franken speaks about his accomplishments and thanks his team in Minneapolis, as his eight years in the Senate are set to come to an end soon. (Glen Stubbe /Star Tribune via AP, File)

Al Franken on running for office again: ‘I haven’t ruled it out’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, then-outgoing U.S. Sen. Al Franken speaks about his accomplishments and thanks his team in Minneapolis, as his eight years in the Senate are set to come to an end soon. (Glen Stubbe /Star Tribune via AP, File)

Al Franken blasts Facebook in first address since leaving Senate

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times