Franken Resigns And Other Stuff

It looks like the Senatorial version of the Al Franken Decade has been cut short.  As pretty much expected, and as some have called for, Senator Al Franken (D-Minn) has announced his resignation from the Senate, effective some time "in the coming weeks".  In his resignation speech, Franken couldn't help but take some parting shots at President Trump and candidate Roy Moore (R-AL).

I'm sure that conservatives in Minnesota - at least the two that I know of - are happy at this development.  Perhaps Franken can return to his old line of work.  Does Saturday Night Live have any openings?

Read more at NBC News, CNN, ABC News, Politico and The Hill.

Also check out this post by one of those two Minnesota conservatives, the proprietor of Holger Awakens.

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In other stuff:

From Voice Of Europe, due to street robberies, German police advise people to walk in pairs.

From the Mirror, al Qaeda urges Muslims to attack U.S. and Israeli embassies.

From Arutz Sheva, Arabs riot near Jerusalem's Damascus Gate.

From The Local DK, the leader of the Danish People's Party wants curbs on asylum.

From the International Business Times, Denmark's immigration minister has an idea about what to do with failed asylum seekers.

From Ekathimerini, migrants stranded on Greek islands are not getting comfortable there.

From Russia Today, French President Emmanuel Macron visits Algiers.

From Breitbart London, a former E.U. president calls for a "United States of Europe".

From the Express, pro-Brexit MEP Nigel Farage rants against said proposal.

From The Times Of Israel, according to Prime Minister Netanyahu, some other countries might follow the United States and move their embassies to Jerusalem.

From Sputnik International, Hamas calls for another intifada.

From National Review, President Trump's decision on Jerusalem is "non-radical".

From Gatestone Institute, Sweden will help the homeless - if they are foreigners.

From The Moscow Times, Russia's defense minister claims that Syria is now free of ISIS.

From Roll Call, Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) is expected to resign.  (via Townhall)

From Townhall, prosecutors involved in the "John Doe" investigations in Wisconsin reportedly got way out of line.

From the La Crosse Tribune, CAIR sues a Wisconsin manufacturer for not allowing more prayer time for Muslim employees.

From Stepfeed, a sheikh says Nike's slogan "just do it" is "satanic".

From CNS News, the five richest American counties are near D.C.

And from the Washington Examiner, Franken gets defended by an amphibian.