People gather at the Missouri statehouse in Jefferson City, Missouri, on 10 September 2025. Photograph: Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPeople gather at the Missouri statehouse in Jefferson City, Missouri, on 10 September 2025. Photograph: Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star via Getty ImagesUS supreme court again rejects Missouri congressional maps redrawn to benefit Republicans in midtermsLatest decision appears to set the stage for the state to use its old electoral maps this year
The US supreme court again rejected a push backed by Donald Trump to overhaul Missouri’s congressional maps in a bid to hand Republicans an edge in November’s midterm elections.
Its latest ruling, after days of confusion following conflicting decisions, appears to set the stage for the state to use its old electoral maps this year.
Read moreThe court granted a request by challengers of the proposed new maps to suspend a decision by a US federal judge that had allowed only reconfigured boundaries to be used in the 3 November elections.
