| No Images? Click here   Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced Thursday he will step down from office after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.Franken said he will step down in “coming weeks.”In a speech on the Senate floor, Franken denied wrongdoing, but said he believes he can no longer do his job effectively.“Over the last few weeks, a number of women have come forward to talk about how they felt my actions had affected them. I was shocked. I was upset,” he said. “But in responding to their claims, I also wanted to be respectful of that broader conversation, because all women deserve to be heard and their experiences taken seriously. I think that was the right thing to do. I also think it gave some people the false impression that I was admitting to doing things that I in fact haven’t done”Franken said he believed an investigation by the ethics committee would have cleared his name.  WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?It will be up to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) to appoint Al Franken's replacement. Here's a look at some of the politicians who may be in the running.Facing backlash from lawmakers and activists, the Department of Veterans Affairs has reportedly backtracked on a decision to slash funding for a program that helps provide housing to homeless veterans.More than 180 people, including two Democratic House members, were arrested Wednesday in an act of civil disobedience on the U.S. Capitol steps, while demanding that lawmakers inside the building take swift action to help young undocumented immigrants.
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