Four senators urge Franken to reconsider resignation, according to new report

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While Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is on track to resign in the coming days over allegations of sexual misconduct, four of his colleagues are reportedly urging him to stay. Franken has yet to put a date his departure, a move that stoked suspicions he would stay if Republican Roy Moore won the special election in Alabama last week. When Moore lost, Franken’s replacement was named the next day.

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