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Appeals court favors Trump-backed Missouri congressional map, but Supreme Court will have final say

by: DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press Posted: Sep 21, 2026 / 06:22 PM CDT Updated: Sep 21, 2026 / 06:27 PM CDT JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A long-running legal fight over Missouri’s congressional map took another turn Monday when a federal appeals panel ruled in favor of new districts backed by President Donald Trump, even though the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked those districts from being used in the November election. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S.

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Scoop News DeskMissouri · Published Monday, September 21, 2026 at 10:11 PM UTCUpdated Monday, September 21, 2026 at 11:44 PM UTC

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Local elections officials already have sent absentee ballots to overseas citizens and military voters using those districts.

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