There are now 21 total female senators -- 16 Democrats and 5 Republicans. That's what makes Wednesday's decision by a group of female Democratic Senators to come out en masse to call for the resignation of Minnesota Sen. Al Franken , a fellow Democrat, so important. It was a stunning show of force by the Democratic women in the Senate. The source added to Serfaty that the group concluded that the allegations against Franken had reached a tipping point today. But her reticence to do so is likely born of the fact that she and Franken are home-state colleagues.

Source: CNN December 06, 2017 19:29 UTC