OnPolitics: Gifts and political meddling for everybody
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.
Bernie Sanders briefed by US officials that Russia is attempting to help him
Biden says Russia working to prevent him from getting the nomination
Reports: Intelligence official warned lawmakers that Russia was interfering in 2020
'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.
Gifts to Mike Pence from foreign leaders: Why a $5,730 clock was destroyed
Trump dazzled by 'stunning display of India's culture and kindness'
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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Joe Biden stakes presidential bid on crucial South Carolina primary
Sanders' support of some of Castro's policies may have doomed his chances in Florida
Bernie Sanders hidden health records raise questions
Bloomberg launches attack on Sanders' gun control record
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: USA TODAY newsletter: President Trump and the 2020 candidates