Buttigieg-Warren clash on campaign trail spills into debate

By STEVE PEOPLES, KATHLEEN RONAYNE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
LOS ANGELES  — The long-festering feud between Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg erupted Thursday night in a high-stakes debate that tested the strength of the Democratic Party’s shrinking pool of presidential contenders just six weeks before primary voting begins.
Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has emerged as an unlikely presidential power player, gaining ground with a centrist message. Warren