Al Franken is headed back to the White House — well, sort of. The former politician, 73, appears in the new murder mystery series, “The Residence,” and portrays fictional senator Aaron Filkins. The ...

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Former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) says he’s closing the door on running for public office again. “I don’t think I’ll be running again,” the “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer ...

In 2021, Franken said he was keeping his “options open” as far as any future political bid. He said in 2022 that “it would be tempting” to run for office again.