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Liberal groups’ ‘anyone-but-Biden’ campaign hits former VP as ‘out of step’

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden greets people at Gianni's Pizza, in Wilmington Del., Thursday, April 25, 2019. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden entered the presidential race Thursday with a roaring anti-Trump message and a claim to a front-runner position, but he immediately ran into a massive anyone-but-Biden campaign from liberal activists.

District Court Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, center, departs federal court, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Boston after facing obstruction of justice charges for allegedly helping a man in the country illegally evade immigration officials as he left her Newton, Mass., courthouse after a hearing in 2018. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Sanctuary court: Massachusetts judge charged with obstruction after helping illegal escape ICE

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Elaine Luria, right, introduces her daughter Violette, left, to Congresswoman-elect Mikie Sherrill, like Luria also a graduate of the Naval Academy, before they are sworn in as the representatives in Washington, on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Virginia Three avoid waves of national spotlight in bid to keep House seats

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

White House denies paying North Korea’s ‘ransom’ medical bill for Otto Warmbier

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, April 6, 2019 photo, a supporter of Spain's far-right Vox Party waves the Spanish and VOX flag during a party event in Leganes, outskirts of Madrid, Spain. A substantial pool of undecided voters and a right-wing splintered by a rising populist party are making confident predictions harder to come by as Spain prepares for its third parliamentary election in less than four years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Spain’s far-right populist Vox party poised for breakthrough in tight national election

By Martin Arostegui — Special to The Washington Times

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Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden greets people at Gianni's Pizza, in Wilmington Del., Thursday, April 25, 2019. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Liberal groups’ ‘anyone-but-Biden’ campaign hits former VP as ‘out of step’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump waves as he arrives to speak on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 25, 2019, as part of the activities for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at the White House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Elaine Luria, right, introduces her daughter Violette, left, to Congresswoman-elect Mikie Sherrill, like Luria also a graduate of the Naval Academy, before they are sworn in as the representatives in Washington, on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo a Realtor sign marks a home for sale in Franklin Park, Pa. On Tuesday, Jan. 22, the National Association of Realtors reports on sales of existing homes in December. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

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People look at damage inside the St. George's after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

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This Sept. 21, 2010, file photo shows the interior of the lethal injection facility at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. On April 23, 2019, the Supreme Court of Alabama set a May 16 execution date for a man convicted in the 1997 murders of four people, including two young girls. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) **FILE**

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In a Nov. 6, 2018 file photo voters wait in line on election day in Southfield, Mich. A three-judge panel has ruled that Michigan's congressional and legislative maps are unconstitutionally gerrymandered, ordering the state Legislature to redraw at least 34 districts for the 2020 election. The decision issued Thursday, April 25, 2019, also requires special state Senate elections to be held in 2020, instead of 2022 as scheduled. The judges say the maps drawn by Republicans in 2011 violate Democratic voters' constitutional rights.(Clarence Tabb, Jr /Detroit News via AP, File) **FILE**

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FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, a flyer educating parents about measles is displayed on a bulletin board at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. State health officials say the number of measles cases is up in California in 2019 and much of the increase is linked to overseas travel. Dr. Karen Smith, director of the California Department of Public Health, says the state recorded 38 measles cases as of Thursday, April 25, 2019, versus 11 around the same time last year. She says the state typically sees fewer than two dozen cases a year. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

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This June 20, 2018, photo provided by Ohio State Athletics shows Dwayne Haskins. Haskins is a possible pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. (Kirk Irwin/Ohio State University via AP)

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Oklahoma wide receiver Marquise Brown poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after the Baltimore Ravens Brown selected in the first round at the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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