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Here’s what Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, more presidents liked to eat

From gluttons to gastronomes, here’s what some of our presidents loved to eat.

Biden's hunger hubbub ignores the federal obesity fiasco

He promises to “take bold steps to end hunger,” and his summit will likely unleash a torrent of demands for new federal handouts.

What is the US' 'One China' policy, and why is it important?

While the "One China" policy does not go so far as to recognize Taiwan as a separate country, China has recently accused Washington of supporting the island nation’s independence.

Gloria Steinem says NY10 hopeful 'dismissed' rival's role in ousting Nixon

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem unloaded on former House Trump-impeachment lawyer Daniel Goldman, saying he "dismissed" the role of rival congressional candidate Liz Holtzman.

Kiss off: Every president invites Henry Kissinger to the White House — except Biden

Nobel Prize winner Henry Kissinger, 99, dishes on Obama, Trump and what he’d tell Biden if he ever invited him to the White House.

50 years ago, Watergate gave rise to the culture war and corroded our institutions

Fifty years ago Friday, five men were arrested for burglarizing the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate complex. That set off a sad chain of events that changed the course of...

Jailing Trump won't heal the country's divisions

Donald Trump would do well to withdraw from the field and allow younger and less controversial candidates to replace him.

'Deep Throat' at 50: Still hard for America to swallow

In the country that devours the most pornography on the planet, “Deep Throat” is still getting the shaft as it looks to return to theaters for its 50th anniversary this...

What's left unsaid: 4 undelivered famous speeches that would have changed US history

Jeff Nussbaum's new book, “Undelivered” is a love letter to all the speechwriters and public figures whose addresses never saw the light of day.

Man jailed for Watergate still praises Richard Nixon: ‘He was a visionary’

Dwight Chapin was sent to jail for the Watergate scandal, but he remains loyal to Richard Nixon, even calling him "a visionary." 

Inside the wild life of a hippie millionaire who tried to give away fortune, land helicopter at the White House

For a few weeks in 1970, Michael Brody became the most beloved millionaire in the world. The 21-year-old margarine heir, from Scarsdale, NY, vowed to give away his fortune —...

Those responsible for the 'dirty tricks' against Trump need to face consequences

Durham has only scraped the surface of what could, if proven, be the biggest scandal in American political history, and that’s saying something, given past political behavior by members of...

'Rocky Horror' star Barry Bostwick campaigned for Nixon as a child

"I grew up in a political family," the actor told Page Six. "My father was Congressman J. Arthur Younger's campaign manager — very Republican.

Nixon defense lawyer says Watergate prosecutors 'cheated'

Now Geoff Shepard, 76, has filed an official complaint of attorney misconduct with the federal Department of Justice against Watergate prosecutors.

Biden a profane president particularly fond of dropping F-bombs: report

Politico reported Thursday that Biden -- once caught on a hot mic calling the passage of ObamaCare a "big f---ing deal" -- regularly uses profanity in meetings with West Wing...

Off-broadway play asks its audience to vote on Nixon's complicity in Watergate

The show puts the audience of "Trial on the Potomac" in place of the Senate, which, after the curtain call, must vote on whether or not to "convict" Tricky Dick...

'He resigned whining': Former Cuomo primary rival likens him to Richard Nixon

A former Democratic primary rival to Gov. Andrew Cuomo likened his fall from grace to disgraced ex-President Richard Nixon.

Gov. Cuomo, at least Nixon had the decency to quit: Goodwin

Gov. Cuomo was missing in action again Saturday, continuing a disappearing act that started when the state attorney general nailed him for sexually harassing 11 women. But count on hearing...

50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans

The racial disparities reveal the war’s uneven toll. Following the passage of stiffer penalties for crack cocaine and other drugs, the Black incarceration rate in America exploded from about 600...

Kathleen Turner to star in Richard Nixon HBO series

Kathleen Turner talks about her new HBO series “The White House Plumbers,” her time with Michael Douglas and her COVID-19 nightmare.