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Beto calls for red flag laws, mandatory gun buyback and national registry all in the same speech

September 8, 2019

Beto calls for red flag laws, mandatory gun buyback and national registry all in the same speech

2020 presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, ramped up his rhetoric on gun control at the New Hampshire Democratic Party convention on Saturday, when he called for a mandatory gun buyback program, a national firearms registry and red flag laws, all in the same speech.

DNC Chair Perez defends stricter criteria for next Democratic primary debate

September 8, 2019

DNC Chair Perez defends stricter criteria for next Democratic primary debate

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez defended on Sunday the criteria to qualify for the party’s next presidential primary debate, calling it a “fair bar” for the White House hopefuls to meet.

Beto O'Rourke: Meghan McCain 'almost' encouraging violence with warning about buyback backlash

September 5, 2019

Beto O'Rourke: Meghan McCain 'almost' encouraging violence with warning about buyback backlash

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, has claimed that "The View" host Meghan McCain was sending a dangerous message when she warned there could be a violent backlash to mandatory federal firearm buybacks.

CNN's climate correspondent says network's 7-hour climate change town hall isn't enough

September 4, 2019

CNN's climate correspondent says network's 7-hour climate change town hall isn't enough

CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir suggested on Wednesday that his network's upcoming marathon town hall event isn't long enough to tackle the issue of climate change.

Tucker Carlson: Mass shootings should be a wake-up call. Instead we get mediocrities like Beto and Warren

September 4, 2019

Tucker Carlson: Mass shootings should be a wake-up call. Instead we get mediocrities like Beto and Warren

Tragedies have a way of revealing who people really are.

Beto O’Rourke vows mandatory buyback of assault weapons if elected president

September 2, 2019

Beto O’Rourke vows mandatory buyback of assault weapons if elected president

Beto O’Rourke repeated his pledge to initiate a mandatory buyback of assault weapons if he is elected president.

CNN fails to bleep out Beto's F-bomb during gun control rant following shooting

September 1, 2019

CNN fails to bleep out Beto's F-bomb during gun control rant following shooting

CNN failed to bleep out an F-bomb by 2020 presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke on Sunday, after he became frustrated with America's lack of action on gun control, following Saturday's mass shooting in his home state of Texas.

Daniel Turner: Labor Day betrayal – Ocasio-Cortez leads Dem candidates to embrace anti-labor policies

September 1, 2019

Daniel Turner: Labor Day betrayal – Ocasio-Cortez leads Dem candidates to embrace anti-labor policies

Democratic presidential candidates are crisscrossing the nation claiming to be the champions of blue-collar workers and demonizing President Trump as the champion of the rich and powerful who doesn’t care about working men and women. But in fact, these claims have no basis in fact.

Beto blames U.S. for drought in Guatemala, says God and nature had nothing to do with it

August 27, 2019

Beto blames U.S. for drought in Guatemala, says God and nature had nothing to do with it

2020 presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke blamed the United States for flooding in Guatemala on Monday and claimed America's harmful environmental emissions are spreading destruction throughout the world.

O'Rourke pressed on abortion by voter who asks if his life had no 'value' on day before he was born

August 27, 2019

O'Rourke pressed on abortion by voter who asks if his life had no 'value' on day before he was born

Democratic 2020 hopeful Beto O’Rourke was asked Monday by a voter in South Carolina if his life had any “value” before the day he was born — leading the former congressman to declare that it’s a decision “for the woman to make.”