Missouri GOP Map Revived

A federal appeals court ruled that Missouri must use its 2025 Republican-drawn congressional map in November, not the 2022 map officials had planned to use. The court said the older map would violate the Constitution, while the newer one complies with federal law. The fight centers on a map passed last year, used in the primaries, and designed to flip a Democratic-held Kansas City seat for a 7-1 Republican edge. State courts had put that map on hold during a voter referendum, after the Supreme Court twice acted against it without explaining why. Opponents said ballots are printed and some votes cast. The ruling is delayed about a week for another Supreme Court appeal.