Trump phones Roseanne Barr

• The president reminded Barr of a time they had crossed paths in his New York days, a source familiar with the call told Axios.
• The show is back for nine episodes with the full original cast from the series that left the air 21 years ago, in May 1997.
• On the show, as in real life, Roseanne is a Trump supporter. Her sister, Jackie Harris (played by Laurie Metcalf) is a staunch opponent.
• Barr, now 65 and living in Hawaii, told N.Y. Times politics editor Patrick Healy that she "wanted to have that dialogue about families torn apart by the election and their political differences of opinion and how we handle it."

What's next: The first episode involved sparring over strains after the election, but the rest of the run isn't about politics. Topics include the opioid crisis, guns in the home, and medical-care problems faced by blue collar families.