World News: OK, but that IS a ton to spend on cheesecake

Monday, February 24

Melania, who is accompanying Donald in India for a two-day visit to the country, wore a crème crêpe jumpsuit from Atelier Caito for Herve Pierre cinched at the waist with a green silk sash with gold thread made from Indian textiles.

OnPolitics: Gifts and political meddling for everybody

With President Trump in the middle of his big trip in India, we have a look at the gifts he's received and how much cheesecake costs.

Russia. smh.

It would appear that the days of political misinformation and campaign tomfoolery are back in full force and we're all just going to have to work through it.

A USA TODAY investigation looks at the different faces of disinformation and how it's impacting the 2020 presidential campaign.

Fear not, just stick with USA TODAY and you'll be chock full of legit info to digest and share with the world.

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'It's my guilty pleasure'

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer admitted Sunday that he has dropped almost $9,000 on his favorite cheesecake over the years.

Holding a platter of the rich dessert aloft at a news conference, Schumer responded to a New York Post report that said Federal Election Commission filings reveal he spent $8,600 on cheesecake from Junior's, a restaurant that boasts it has the best cheesecake in New York, over the course of a decade.

"Guilty as charged," the New York Democrat confessed.

Speaking of extravagances

During his second year in office, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump received nearly three dozen gifts totaling $81,385, which were turned over to the National Archives or other government agencies.

The most expensive gift went to the first lady, who received six Nymphenburg design plates from the Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the amir of Qatar. The green plates, each bearing the crowned shield emblem, are valued at $23,500.

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Democratic candidates are out here attacking each other, helping kids

Let us take a moment to get caught up on where the 2020 Democratic candidates are and what they've been getting up to, shall we? Also, heads up, South Carolina is next.

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