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Missouri is poised to revert to former congressional districts after court rejects Trump-backed map

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a new congressional map backed by President Donald Trump for Missouri's November election. Missouri's chief election official says he has directed local authorities to instead use districts passed in 2022, following a legal battle that lasted nearly a year. The decision could change candidate choices for over a million…

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Appeals court favors Trump-backed Missouri congressional map, but Supreme Court will have final sayA federal appeals panel has ruled in favor of new Missouri congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump. But there is no immediate impact from Monday’s ruling. That’s because the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delayed the effect of its order to allow time for an appeal. Missouri used the new districts in its August primary. But the state…

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