US Politics — Today

The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously blocked a GOP-drawn congressional map from being used in November's midterm elections, ruling the new lines cannot take effect unless voters approve them in a statewide referendum. The map, redrawn at President Trump's behest, was designed to oust longtime Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver by making his Kansas City-based 5th District safe for Republicans. With more than 305,000 signatures collected by the group...