Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:38 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in the Iowa Legislature have passed a bill limiting the powers of the state’s attorney general, citing frustration that the Democrat joined lawsuits opposing the actions of President Donald Trump. Attorney General Tom Miller says the bill approved Wednesday makes Iowa the first state to limit the attorney general to such an extreme and he’s not dismissed the possibility of a lawsuit to challenge it.

CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republican Steve King says the criticism he has faced from fellow members of Congress over his offensive remarks gives him “better insight” into what Jesus Christ experienced when he was persecuted for his beliefs. The Sioux City Journal reports King was attending a town hall meeting Tuesday in northeast Iowa when someone attending voiced concern about Christianity being persecuted in the U.S. King referenced Christ in talking about facing his “accusers” on the House floor.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Democratic congresswoman Cindy Axne were among the 16 state officials to attend the first meeting of a flood recovery advisory board created by Reynolds to help Iowa towns flooded last month. Reynolds invited Axne to be part of the board, which met Wednesday to begin developing a plan for repairing hundreds of miles of levees and helping thousands of home and business owners.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have charged a second man in the death of a teenager who was fatally shot in northeast Des Moines. Des Moines police said Wednesday in a news release that 22-year-old Makaveli Depriest Russell has been charged with first-degree murder and robbery in the April 14 shooting of 17-year-old Donzell Martin. Police say Russell was arrested Tuesday in East Hazel Crest, Illinois, and is awaiting extradition to Iowa.