Senator Al Franken Announces Plans to Resign Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., leaves the Capitol after speaking on the Senate floor, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. ( Andrew Harnik / Associated Press ) Hosted by Todd Zwillich Produced by PRI and WNYC