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Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., arrives with his wife Franni Bryson, left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday morning, Dec. 7, 2017. . (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Minnesota Sen. Al Franken announced Thursday he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and the collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues, a swift political fall for a once-rising Democratic star.

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press December 7, 2017