On September 3, 2026, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously rejected new congressional district maps designed to benefit Republicans, blocking them from use in the November midterm elections. The decision prompted President Trump to condemn the ruling, and Missouri appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 4 to restore the maps.
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The Missouri Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Trump and Republicans on Thursday, ruling the GOP could not issue a new map aimed at giving the party an additional seat in the House until the congressional lines are approved by voters in November. The decision is a setback for Republicans, who had sought to...
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Setback for Republicans in redistricting battle as court orders forbids maps from being used in November elections The Missouri supreme court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map. The decision Thursday marks a rare setback for Republicans in a natio
President Trump on Thursday condemned the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to block new congressional lines drawn to benefit Republicans from being used in the state’s November election. The state’s highest court unanimously ruled Thursday evening that this map, which were used in the state’s primary elections last month, “did not go into effect and will...
The decision marks a setback for Republicans in a national redistricting battle Sign up for US Breaking News emails Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. The Missouri supreme court blocked a Republican-drawn new congressional map from being used in November’s midterm elections, a blow to the party’s odds for maintaining its narrow US House majority. The Trump administration filed an e
Missouri asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to let the state use new congressional districts backed by President Trump in the November midterm elections, a day after the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously blocked the map and ordered a statewide vote on whether to keep or reject it [abcnews.com#1][pbs.org#1][wpbf.com#1][krdo.com#1][aa.com.tr#1][dnronline.com#1]. Republicans drew the boundaries
The Missouri Supreme Court delivered a last-minute twist in the midterm’s redistricting saga this week when the predominantly Republican governor-appointed court ruled that new maps passed by state lawmakers to give their party an extra seat couldn’t immediately go into effect. Instead, the high court said, the coalition looking to temporarily stall the new GOP-favored...