Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is reasserting himself as the original champion of a progressive agenda many of his fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have adopted. At a rally in Iowa, the Vermont senator jabbed at some of his rivals, saying, “Shock of all shocks, those very same ideas are now supported by candidates _ Democratic candidates _ for president.” That shows how the landscape has shifted since 2016, when Sanders was the lone supporter for such policies as “Medicare-for-all.”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Senate committee has narrowly passed a death penalty bill making it eligible for debate this year, the first time since the mid-1990s the issue will make it that far if leaders call it up for debate. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bill out on an 8-7 vote Thursday. Two Republicans joined the committee’s five Democrats to oppose the bill.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A review by The Associated Press shows that convicted felons who violate Iowa’s strict ban on voting face severe legal consequences, even when it’s unclear whether they knowingly broke the law. The review found that felons can be arrested, jailed, ordered to pay fines and even imprisoned after trying to cast ballots. In all, 10 have been charged with felony election misconduct for voting since 2017