Missouri supreme court blocks congressional maps backed by Trump for midterms - US politics live

Key Points:

• The Missouri Supreme Court blocked a Republican-drawn congressional map from being used in the November midterm elections, preserving the existing map and potentially saving Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver’s district.
• The court ruled that the new map did not go into effect because a required voter referendum was not properly approved, maintaining the post-2020 census boundaries for the 2026 election.
• Republican officials, including Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway and Governor Mike Kehoe, condemned the ruling and plan to appeal to the US Supreme Court, calling it a constitutional crisis and an affront to the legislative process.
• Former President Trump criticized the decision as a “Dark Day for ’Justice’ in Missouri,” while advocates for the ruling emphasized it as a victory for democracy and voter rights.
• Additional political developments include the Trump administration’s emergency request to the US Supreme Court on USPS mail-in voting restrictions, Maryland’s approval of a Democrat-backed redistricting amendment for voters, and ongoing investigations involving Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.