The one-term Republican from Minnesota's Second Congressional District is again running against DFLer Angie Craig, in what's expected to be among the most competitive U.S. House races in the country. In recent weeks, CNN has aired several reports about some questionable remarks Lewis made about women and blacks.
A Minnesota congressman locked in a tight re-election battle is finding it difficult to escape his past remarks as a conservative talk-radio host, but he won tentative support this week from House Speaker Paul Ryan as Democrats attack him for those utterances. CNN, delving into a trove of old recordings, has surfaced numerous controversial statements from Republican Rep. Jason Lewis, who is in his first term representing a suburban district south of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Congressman Jason Lewis, who has been criticized for ducking the public by not having town hall meetings, plans to hold three town halls this Saturday, including one in Jordan. The conservative Republican represents Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District, and his race is expected to be among the toughest in the mid-terms.
An Iowa bill that would have recognized unborn babies as people and banned abortions failed to make it out of a state Senate committee on Thursday. The first bill, SF 253 , asserts that life begins at conception, and would be meant to take the issue to the courts to decide.
Residents of five states may be barred from boarding a commercial flight using a driver's license beginning in 2018 because of their states' refusal to comply with national proof-of-identity requirements. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed Wednesday that it rejected requests from Oklahoma, Kentucky, Maine, Pennsylvania and South Carolina for an extension to comply with the federal Real ID Act.