US supreme court again rejects Missouri congressional maps redrawn to benefit Republicans in midterms

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.

The ​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.

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