Missouri's new congressional district map does not have to be suspended while the process to force a statewide vote on the map plays out, a Cole County judge ruled Friday. Judge Brian Stumpe on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the American Civil ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Republicans handed President Donald Trump a political victory Friday, giving final legislative approval to a redistricting plan that could help Republicans win an additional U.S. House seat in next year's elections.

The Missouri House passed bills to redraw the state's congressional map and make it harder to amend the state constitution. The new map aims to create a Republican advantage in seven of eight districts, targeting a Kansas City district held by a Democrat.

Cole County Judge Brian Stumpe removed some of Secretary of State Denny Hoskins' phrases describing the old and new redistricting plans — calling them argumentative and "likely to create prejudice." A Cole County judge rewrote a ballot summary for a ...

The Supreme Court arguments marked the biggest test of Missouri's map, which lawmakers approved under pressure from President Donald Trump