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Wednesday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) discussed his recent testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing entitled, “Jim Crow 2021: The Latest Assault on the Right to Vote.” The hearing was in response to Georgia’s new election law that many deemed racist because of the requirement to show identification to vote. Burgess told “Fox & Friends” that it is an “insult” to suggest black people would not have ID. He called it “soft bigotry,” given all other races know how to obtain proper identification. “I took issue because — first of all, this is an insult actually when you start looking at what this comes down to,” Owens advised. “Keep in mind … the American dream, getting to the middle class depends on having ID, depends on being able to travel, to get on an airplane, and to go to school — all those kind of things. And we have a party that is really — this is true bigotry. It’s the soft bigotry of low expectations where all of a sudden … [Read more...] about Burgess Owens: An ‘Insult’ to Say Black People Don’t Have ID — Democrats ‘Started and Pushed’ Jim Crow Laws

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 21 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Oakland Athletics are surging after struggling mightily at the start. The Minnesota Twins are reeling yet celebrating finally getting back on the diamond. Matt Olson hit a grand slam, Mitch Moreland homered twice to back Sean Manaea's shutout, and Jesús Luzardo followed with his own Game 2 gem as Oakland swept a doubleheader against the depleted Twins, 7-0 and 1-0 on Tuesday to run their winning streak to 10 games. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "We're on a wave," Luzardo said, quoting the A's latest winning catchphrase, "and we're just riding it." The nightcap featured a delay of nearly 25 minutes because of a light bank in left field that lost power. Luzardo stayed loose under the (limited) lights and the ballpark DJ played Simon & Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence" … [Read more...] about Luzardo follows Manaea’s stellar start, A’s beat Twins twice

close Video Female-led team taking on Indy 500 Racing driver Simona de Silvestro is returning to the Indy 500 with the female-led Paretta Autosport, which aims to be the first team run and primarily staffed by women to compete in the race. The Indianapolis 500 is set to be the largest sporting event in the world since the start of the pandemic with 135,000 spectators permitted to attend "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" next month. The postponed 2020 Indy 500 was held without fans on Aug. 23 (AP) Indianapolis Motor Speedway said Wednesday it worked with the Marion County Public Health Department to determine that 40% of venue capacity can attend the May 30 race on Memorial Day weekend. The speedway is the largest sporting facility in the world with more than 250,000 grandstand seats and the ability to host close to 400,000 on race day throughout the entire property. The attendance figure was determined after Indianapolis hosted … [Read more...] about The Indy 500 will have 135,000 fans, most at a sporting event since start of pandemic

George Floyd’s family attorney Ben Crump tweeted out a video of the Floyd family speaking on the phone with President Joe Biden after the jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges. In a video posted to Crump’s Twitter account, one of Floyd’s family members can be heard saying, “how are you doing” after picking up the president’s call. “Feeling better now,” Biden said, “nothing is going to make it all better, but at least, God, now there’s some justice.” President Biden and VP Harris call the Floyd family after the GUILTY verdict! Thank you @POTUS & @VP for your support! We hope that we can count on you for the police reform we NEED in America! ✊???? pic.twitter.com/cg4V2D5tlI — Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) April 20, 2021 Biden, who has previously been in contact with the Floyd family, also shared a reflection on comments previously made by Gianna Floyd , George Floyd’s daughter. “I think of Gianna’s comment, ‘my dad is going to change the … [Read more...] about Biden Called The Floyd Family After The Verdict, Here’s What He Said

Attorney General Merrick Garland Merrick Garland Biden says Chauvin verdict is step forward in fight against racial injustice Senate confirms Biden's nominee for No. 2 official at DOJ Why Biden's gun policy doesn't go far enough MORE announced Wednesday morning that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will open an investigation into the policing practices of law enforcement in Minneapolis. The investigation comes a day after a jury in Minneapolis found former city police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last May. “Although the state's prosecution was successful, I know that nothing can fill the void that the loved ones of George Floyd have felt since his death,” Garland said Wednesday morning. ADVERTISEMENT “Yesterday's verdict in the state criminal trial does not address potentially systemic policing issues in Minneapolis.” The DOJ under President Biden Joe Biden … [Read more...] about DOJ to probe Minneapolis police