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

Latest decision appears to set the stage for the state to use its old electoral maps this year

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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