<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: Franken’s Farewell
The Minnesota senator announced that he will resign amid a wave of allegations of sexual misconduct.
by Elaine Godfrey
Dec 07, 2017
2 minutes
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Minnesota Senator Al Franken that he will resign amid a wave of sexual-misconduct allegations and criticism from his fellow Democrats. Democratic and Republican leaders President Trump at the White House to discuss a spending deal to prevent a government shutdown. Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Walter Scott in 2015. Authorities three people were killed in a shooting at a high school in Aztec, New Mexico. And Georgia Representative John Lewis he won’t attend the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, calling it an “insult” that Trump will be attending.
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