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A federal district judge reinstated Missouri’s GOP-friendly congressional map for the 2026 midterms on Tuesday. The ruling came moments after Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected an emergency request to do so in a separate case on the issue. “Missouri is prepared to follow and comply with Chief Judge Clark’s order that binds the state […]
At Trump’s urging, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe called on the Legislature to redraw congressional boundaries to their advantage ahead of the midterms.
At Trump’s urging, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe called on the Legislature to redraw congressional boundaries to their advantage ahead of the midterms.Open
The refusal marks the latest chapter of mid-decade redistricting war to reach the Supreme Court.
The ruling is a rare defeat for Republicans in a nationwide redistricting war ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections.
The ruling comes after the state used the new map, which favors Republicans 7-1, in their primaries last month but must now use the old map that favored Republicans in a 6-2 split in the general election.
Missouri’s Supreme Court blocked election officials from using a new congressional map, saying voters must first approve the district lines in a statewide referendum.
Missouri’s Supreme Court said a map redrawn to help Republicans could not be used in November and said voters should decide on the new boundaries.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the map cannot take effect
The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked the state's new Trump-backed House map. Peter Alexander joins Alicia Menendez to share more on his conversation with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), whose district would've been carved up if the map had been approved.
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway faces a difficult timeline. Ballots must be set by Tuesday under state law, and they will be mailed to voters shortly after.