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Buttigieg: Warren ‘Extremely Evasive’ About How to Pay for Medicare for All

'If you are proud of your plan, and it's the right plan, you should defend it in straightforward terms'


South Bend (Ind.) Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D.) accused fellow presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) of being "extremely evasive" Thursday when discussing whether her support for Medicare for All will require tax increases on the middle class.

Dem Sen Says U.S. Provoked Iranian Oil Field Attacks

CNN host: 'Are you somehow victim-blaming here for this?'


Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.) said during a Wednesday interview with CNN host John Berman that Iran's recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil fields were triggered by United States sanctions. Berman then wondered whether Kaine was "victim-blaming" by saying the attacks were provoked.

Leana Wen: Planned Parenthood Is Trying to ‘Buy My Silence’

The organization's former president decried 'stridently political, abortion-first philosophy'


Leana Wen, who was president of Planned Parenthood until the organization fired her in July, alleged the abortion provider is trying to "buy" her silence, according to a document obtained by the New York Times.

Omar: BDS Movement Will Lead to Peace Process

Omar called BDS 'not helpful' when she was running for office


Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) said on Sunday that a United States-led institution of the Boycott, Sanctions, and Divestment movement against Israel is the “kind of pressure” that will lead to a “peaceful process” in the region.

Buttigieg: O’Rourke Went Too Far on Gun Stance

'This is a golden moment to finally do something'


South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg said that fellow 2020 Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke went too far with his hard-line stance on gun control at Thursday's primary debate.