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Composite photo showing Chelsea Handler (L) at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Gala at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, December 7, 2022. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP); Sarah Silverman (C) at the 75th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 12, 2022. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP); Al Franken (R) poses backstage at the 92nd Street Y in New York, May 31, 2022. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
December 21, 2022, 9:23 am
As Trevor Noah exits ‘The Daily Show,’ Jewish guest hosts lined up
First episode without Noah to be hosted by SNL star Leslie Jones, with comics Sarah Silverman, Al Franken, and Chelsea Handler scheduled to follow
By Andrew Lapin
Actor Buck Henry arrives at Lincoln Center in New York for the premiere of the film "The Squid and the Whale" Monday, Sept. 26, 2005. (AP/John Smock)
January 10, 2020, 5:35 am
Buck Henry, prolific writer-actor behind ‘The Graduate,’ dies at 89
Born Henry Zuckerman to a Jewish family, Henry would become known for comedic Hollywood work, collaborations with Mel Brooks and stints on ‘Saturday Night Live’
By ANDREW DALTON
In this photo from September 20, 2017, then Democratic senator Al Franken of Minnesota listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
September 25, 2019, 7:18 pm
After resigning over misconduct claims, Al Franken to return with new radio show
Ex-senator, who has expressed regret over stepping down following accusations, says he was ‘very gratified’ that some of his fellow Democrats apologized for calling on him to quit
By David Bauder
In this Aug. 10, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. Gillibrand says she's dropping out of 2020 presidential race amid low polling, fundraising struggles. (AP Photo/John Locher)
August 29, 2019, 1:59 am
New York Senator Gillibrand says she’s ending 2020 presidential bid
Trump tweets that he’s glad Democrats never found out she was the one he was afraid of; she failed to qualify for next debate in Houston
By Will Weissert
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) looks at his wife Franni Bryson, before walking to the Senate chamber to announce his resignation on December 7, 2017 on Capitol Hill. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
July 23, 2019, 8:33 am
Al Franken says he ‘absolutely’ regrets resigning over sexual misconduct claims
7 current or former senators who called for their colleague to step down now say were wrong to do so, but Gillibrand says she has no regrets
By AP
In this photo from November 29, 2017, Senator Al Franken (Democrat-Minnesota), arrives at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
June 5, 2019, 6:54 am
Al Franken talks to Jewish group in first public speech since Senate resignation
Former Minnesota senator does not address quitting politics last year following accusations of sexual harassment
By Marcy Oster
In this November 6, 2018, file photo, Sen. Amy Klobuchar waves to supporters after winning re-election during the Democratic election night party in St. Paul, Minnsota (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien
February 7, 2019, 2:41 am
5 Jewish things about 2020 presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar
The Minnesota Congresswoman has a strong bipartisan history, is close to her state’s small Jewish community, and was one of the few Democrats to vote for the anti-BDS bill
By Ron Kampeas
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., holds a news conference outside a local diner, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Troy, N.Y., the day after she announced her exploratory committee for a White House run. (AP Photo Juana Summers)
January 17, 2019, 6:15 am
5 Jewish things to know about Kirsten Gillibrand, who’s running for president
The Democratic senator from New York is a staunch proponent of women’s rights and was central in calling for the resignation of Al Franken, even if it cost her support
By Ron Kampeas
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) looks at his wife Franni Bryson, before walking to the Senate chamber to announce his resignation on December 7, 2017 on Capitol Hill. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
October 5, 2018, 7:10 pm
Trump mocks Al Franken’s Senate resignation over sexual misconduct claims
‘That guy was wacky. Boy, did he fold up like a wet rag,’ Trump tells a rally in Rochester, Minnesota
By JTA
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) looks at his wife Franni Bryson, before walking to the Senate chamber to announce his resignation on December 7, 2017 on Capitol Hill. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
January 2, 2018, 11:38 pm
Franken officially resigns from Senate after groping allegations
Senator steps down day after eighth woman accuses him of sexual misconduct
By ToI Staff and AP
In a September 28, 2017 photo, United Nations Ambassador for the US Nikki Haley address UN Security Council meeting on Myanmar's Rohingya crisis, at UN headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
December 10, 2017, 11:36 pm
Haley: Trump’s accusers of sexual misconduct should be heard
US envoy to the United Nations praises courage of women who came forward with claims of harassment, including against government and Hollywood figures
By AP
Sen. Al Franken looks over his papers during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, on Capitol Hill November 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images via JTA)
December 9, 2017, 12:27 pm
Al Franken’s resignation pains his Jewish fans in Minnesota
Democratic senator quit amid pressure from colleagues after a string of sexual harassment allegations
By Ben Sales
Senator 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, December 7, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
December 8, 2017, 12:32 pm
In Franken’s fall, sudden Senate pickup chance for GOP
Minnesota lawmaker steps down after allegations of sexual harassment, leaving Democrats to defend another vulnerable seat in 2018
By Kyle Potter and Thomas Beaumont
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) looks at his wife Franni Bryson, before walking to the Senate chamber to announce his resignation on December 7, 2017 on Capitol Hill. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
December 8, 2017, 9:50 am
Franken takes swipe at Trump as he quits US Senate
Announcing resignation after sexual misconduct claims, Democrat notes ‘irony’ that man ‘who bragged on tape’ of assault sits in Oval Office
By Michael Mathes
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., arrives with his wife Franni Bryson, left, at Capitol Hill in Washington, December 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
December 7, 2017, 7:37 pm
Senator Al Franken steps down amid sexual misconduct allegations
Former comedian announces decision after at least eight women come forward and Democratic support collapses
By Andrew Taylor
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