Biden to release medical records before primaries

No Images? Click here         Editor's note: As the United States and other nations grapple with the rise of far-right movements and white supremacy, HuffPost is relaunching our Fringe newsletter to keep you informed about the latest news on political extremism. Subscribe to it here.   Biden pledges to release medical records before first votes in nomination race Joe Biden on Thursday committed to releasing his medical records before the first votes are cast in the battle for the  Democratic presidential nomination. The 76-year-old former vice president pledged to do so when asked by HuffPost about concerns ― raised by some of his challengers in the Democratic race ― about his fitness for office. “What the hell concerns?” Biden said in a brief comments following a meet-and-greet with students at Texas Southern University in Houston, site of last night’s debate among 10 Democratic White House contenders. He then jokingly challenged a reporter to a wrestling match. (Full disclosure: It was me.) READ MORE       WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? In disjointed, jumbled remarks delivered in a city that he proclaimed in July was “a disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess,” President Donald Trump addressed House Republicans at their annual retreat Thursday night and delivered a preview of his central reelection message: “You have no choice.” READ MORE A self-proclaimed Nazi who worshipped white supremacist terrorist Dylann Roof and called the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter a “hero” was sentenced to time served on a federal gun charge Friday and will be released from federal custody after 10 months behind bars. READ MORE President Donald Trump’s acting national security adviser, former Reagan administration official Charles Kupperman, made an extraordinary and controversial claim in the early 1980s: nuclear conflict with the USSR was winnable and that “nuclear war is a destructive thing but still in large part a physics problem.” READ MORE             ICYMI A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a lawsuit from the parents of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich against Fox News for exploiting Rich’s 2016 murder and promulgating right-wing conspiracy theories about it. "Look, I hope to run again,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Thursday. “We came very, very close in 2016. And it’s the most fun I’ve ever had in my life." Students at Liberty University in Virginia gathered Friday to protest in the wake of news reports containing allegations that school president Jerry Falwell Jr. improperly benefited from the institution and disparaged students in emails.     Want more?  MoviePass Shuts Down Its Service After Years Of Floundering  Why Is Therapy So Expensive?  Greta Thunberg Takes Climate Strike To Trump's White House   👋You may have noticed our website is now www.huffpost.com. Don't worry, it'll still be the same HuffPost you know and love, just with a new URL. Make sure to update your bookmarks!     HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media Group. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2019 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    .     .   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe