Roseanne Barr Meets the New World

When Roseanne returned to prime-time television in March, it was only natural that the title character would be a Trump voter . The Republican won the presidency on the hopes of the small towns and working-class families the iconic ABC series brought to such warm and funny life through nine seasons that ended, the first time, in 1997.

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Jim Fargo, of the American Legion Post 22, salutes during the playing of "Taps" on Monday at the Page County Veterans Memorial on South Court Street during an annual Memorial Day Remembrance Program. Jim Fargo, of the American Legion Post 22, salutes during the playing of "Taps" on Monday at the Page County Veterans Memorial on South Court Street during an annual Memorial Day Remembrance Program.

10 for Today: Thursday, May 31, 2018

2. 'THERE'S NO DOUBT HE'S COMPLAINED ABOUT HIM' Rudy Giuliani says Trump wondered aloud if he'd made a mistake in not firing Jeff Sessions and hinted the attorney general could be in danger once the special counsel's probe wraps up. 3. PUERTO RICO GRID 'TEETERING' DESPITE PRICEY REPAIR JOB Officials on the island of 3.3 million people warn that it could take far less than a Category 3 storm to recreate a version of the blackout that continues today.

Bayer to Sell $9 Billion in Assets to Get Green Light for Monsanto Deal

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday granted antitrust approval to Bayer AG's planned acquisition of Monsanto Co., reports the Wall Street Journal , after requiring the German company to sell off nearly $9 billion in assets as a means of preserving competition. The Bayer assets are being sold to chemicals rival BASF SE.

Top Democrat wonders if NJEA is behind pro-Murphy ads as leaders’ new flap comes at a bad time

With the deadline for a new state budget now only a month away, the relationship between New Jersey's top two leaders is still hitting sour notes. State Senate President Stephen Sweeney is now "demanding" an outside group aligned with Gov. Phil Murphy disclose who is donating the money to help pay for a upcoming ad campaign pushing Murphy's agenda amid a tense debate over his plans to raise some taxes in the Garden State.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee accepting invite to RSS event should be none of Congress’ business

When former President Pranab Mukherjee accepted an invitation from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat to attend an event at the Sangh's headquarters in Nagpur on June 7, the Congress started objecting to the visit. According to the Congress Pranab Mukherjee shouldn't have accepted the invite since RSS is a communal outfit and is also linked with the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

Texas ‘hero’ eyes Harvey’s devastation, awaits new hurricane season

Zachary Dearing, who became a local hero for being an impromptu leader of an evacuation center during Hurricane Harvey last year, speaks dur ROCKPORT, Texas - Destroyed houses still dot Zachary Dearing's neighborhood in the Texas coastal city of Rockport, a reminder of last year's devastation from Hurricane Harvey and a warning about what could lie ahead for such communities in the new hurricane season. Dearing, a 30-year-old harbor worker and aspiring screenwriter, was trapped in a local storm shelter during Harvey last August and was later hailed as a hero for leading care for about 120 people.

Trump: Why isn’t Samantha Bee fired for ‘horrible language’?

FILE - In this May 16, 2016 file photo Samantha Bee attends the Turner Network 2016 Upfronts in New York. Bee is apologizing to Ivanka Trump and her viewers for using an expletive to describe the president's... WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, who once bragged that his celebrity status gave him a pass to grab women's crotches, asked Friday why comedian Samantha Bee wasn't fired for using a vulgar, sexist term to describe his daughter.

PODCAST: Pardon Me

What on earth does it mean that Donald Trump tweeted he had the absolute right to pardon himself, and what will its political effect be? That's the question we take up today, along with Democratic political woes and the Supreme Court's finding in the gay-wedding-cake case. Give a listen.

Democratic group assails Balderson on ECOT campaign cash

An independent organization backing Democrats launched a digital TV commercial against U.S. House Republican candidate Troy Balderson for not giving up $10,000 in campaign contributions to the founder of defunct online school ECOT. The 30-second commercial, which can be seen on Facebook and other digital platforms, charges that Balderson, the Republican nominee for the 12th Congressional District in central Ohio, has refused to return contributions from Bill Lager, whose Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow collapsed in January, forcing around 12,000 students to enroll in other schools.

Saving Sessions: Inside the GOP effort to protect the AG

Days after President Donald Trump deemed Jeff Sessions "beleaguered" and threatened to fire him last July, members of the president's inner circle made a desperate case to save the attorney general's job. The White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, and the president's chief strategist, Steve Bannon, pleaded with Trump during a heated Oval Office meeting to keep Sessions, warning that his dismissal would only pour gasoline on the Russia investigation.

Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz describes plans in chilling cellphone videos

Prosecutors on Wednesday released three brief videos in which the accused gunman in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Valentine's Day massacre in Parkland, Florida, can be heard outlining his plans to carry out the rampage, which left 17 people dead. Nikolas Cruz, 19, is heard in the recordings saying that he wanted to be a school shooter and sought notoriety, officials said.