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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A federal appeals court panel on Thursday was considering an attempt to resurrect new Missouri congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump, even though the U.S. Supreme Court blocked those districts from being used in the November election.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's former election integrity director filed a whistleblower lawsuit Monday against Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, alleging he was fired after raising concerns that staff were plotting to file a fake complaint in a legal case about the state's voter database.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court again rejected a push to use Missouri congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump on Thursday, a loss for Republicans trying to maintain control of the House in the fast-approaching midterm elections.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court again rejected a push to use Missouri congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump on Thursday, a loss for Republicans trying to maintain control of the House in the fast-approaching midterm elections.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A federal judge has allowed Missouri's top court to proceed with a contempt hearing Thursday for Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in a tense and twisting legal battle over whether new congressional districts supported by President Donald Trump can be used in the November election.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A battle over Missouri's congressional districts vaulted back to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, two months before a pivotal November election that will determine control of Congress and affect the fate of President Donald Trump's agenda.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Opponents of redistricting in Missouri appealed to U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday after an appeals court let stand a new map backed by President Donald Trump.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A national redistricting battle has left a scar on Missouri -- and left voters befuddled -- two months before a pivotal November election that will determine control of Congress and affect the fate of President Donald Trump's agenda.
Maryland voters will get to decide in November on a congressional redistricting amendment being pushed by Democrats as part of nationwide battle for control of the U.S. House in future elections.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map.
A Maryland court has ruled against a proposed constitutional amendment that could have paved the way for Democrats to redraw the state's congressional districts ahead of the 2028 elections.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendly districts to a statewide vote of the people.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendly districts to a statewide vote of the people.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri court has rejected a request to let voters decide in November whether to erect some of the nation's strongest protections for laws passed by citizen initiative.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell won Tuesday's rematch in the Missouri Democratic primary against former Rep. Cori Bush, an outspoken activist who had been part of a progressive group of House members known as the Squad.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell won Tuesday's rematch in the Missouri Democratic primary against former Rep. Cori Bush, an outspoken activist who had been part of a progressive group of House members known as the Squad.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Conservative talk radio host Chris Stigall has won a Missouri Republican primary to replace retiring longtime U.S. Rep. Sam Graves.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Conservative talk radio host Chris Stigall has won a Missouri Republican primary to replace retiring longtime U.S. Rep. Sam Graves.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri state Sen. Rick Brattin has won a Republican primary for a congressional district that was redrawn to the GOP's advantage as part of President Donald Trump's plan to try to hold onto a slim House majority in the midterm elections.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri voters have rejected a ballot measure to eliminate the state's individual income tax and authorize more state sales taxes.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell won a rematch Tuesday in a Democratic primary against former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, and Missouri voters rejected a ballot measure that could have made ii harder to pass citizen-led amendments in the future.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri voters have defeated a ballot measure that would have created the nation's most difficult standard for citizen initiatives to amend the state constitution.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell has won a rematch in a Democratic primary against former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's top election official has rejected a citizens' petition seeking a statewide referendum on new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush is attempting a political comeback Tuesday in a Missouri Democratic primary that tests evolving views on American-Israeli relations, just two years after the progressive "Squad" member was ousted by voters in favor of Wesley Bell.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Over the past several years, Missouri voters have amended the state constitution to create abortion rights, legalize marijuana and sports betting and expand Medicaid healthcare coverage for low-income adults.
Colorado voters will not get a say this November on whether to replace the state's congressional districts with ones that could help Democrats win additional seats in future elections.
The ballots remain to be cast for the November midterm elections. Yet Democrats and Republicans in some states already are looking at how they could reshape congressional voting districts to gain an advantage in the 2028 elections.
The Florida Supreme Court has allowed new U.S. House districts drawn by Republicans to be used in the midterm elections, marking another victory for the GOP in a nationwide redistricting effort aimed at helping the party retain its slim House majority.
After a blitz of congressional redistricting ahead of the midterm elections, a national battle for partisan control is about to enter a new phase that could affect representation on everything from tax rates to social safety net programs, teacher salaries, housing regulations and local road repairs.
A frenzied redistricting effort ahead of the November elections has reshaped congressional voting districts for millions of Americans -- and it isn't over yet.
Republicans are rushing to redraw congressional districts to their advantage ahead of the midterm elections following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened minority protections under the federal Voting Rights Act.
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year's midterm elections.
A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle by providing Republican officials in several states new grounds to redraw voting districts.
A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle by providing Republican officials in several states new grounds to redraw voting districts.
Before the words were even written on a Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, some states already were taking steps to respond to it.
The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a Republican challenge to the redrawn congressional map that was approved by voters last week and could net Democrats four additional U.S. House seats.
The gerrymandering of House districts is becoming more rampant across the U.S.
The gerrymandering of House districts is becoming more rampant across the U.S.
Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats' chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats in November's midterm elections that will decide control of the narrowly divided Congress.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A former Missouri lawmaker who was censured and fined over sexual misconduct allegations has won a court case to recoup thousands of dollars of seized salary, marking a reversal of fortune for one of the many officials involved in a recent nationwide reckoning over sexual misconduct among public figures.
Virginia voters on Tuesday will decide whether to ratify an unusual mid-decade redrawing of U.S. House districts that could boost Democrats' chances of flipping control of the closely divided chamber, as the state becomes the latest front in a national redistricting battle.
A new Kansas law will allow college students to sue their schools for free-speech violations. In Tennessee, a new law will encourage teachers and professors to include "the positive impacts of religion" in American history courses.
As the tax-filing deadline nears, millions of Americans are expected to claim new federal income tax breaks for tips and overtime wages available for the first time under a wide-ranging tax law enacted by President Donald Trump.
There will be no Charlie Kirk highway in his home state of Arizona. The reason: politics.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- New U.S. House districts in Missouri backed by President Donald Trump can be used ahead of the midterm elections, despite the potential for a voter referendum on the new map, a judge ruled Friday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a mid-decade redistricting plan that gives Republicans an improved chance at winning an additional U.S. House seat in this year's midterm elections.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, (AP) -- If Missouri voters get to decide whether to adopt new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump, the ballot proposal presented to them won't say a word about gerrymandering.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump that are aimed at helping Republicans win an additional seat in the midterm elections.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., (AP) -- A former Missouri House speaker was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud for misusing federal COVID-19 relief funds for his personal benefit.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- While the U.S. Senate remains deadlocked over President Donald Trump's call for strict citizenship voting requirements, Republicans in some states are pressing ahead with their own measures that could require documentary proof of citizenship to join or remain on the voter rolls.
Virginia voters will get to cast ballots on a congressional redistricting plan benefiting Democrats while a court battle plays out over the legality of the effort.
With the deadline to file for reelection a little over a month away, two of Utah's Republican members of Congress are asking a federal court to block the use of new U.S. House districts that could boost Democrats' chances of winning a Salt Lake City area seat in November.
After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts, President Donald Trump's plan to reshape voting districts for partisan advantage ahead of this year's midterm elections stands at an important juncture.
After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts, President Donald Trump's plan to reshape voting districts for partisan advantage ahead of this year's midterm elections stands at an important juncture.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The question of whether Missouri's new congressional districts are in effect for the 2026 elections will be up to a court to decide.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- To tax tips or not? That is a question that will confront lawmakers in states across the U.S. as they convene for work next year.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- To tax tips or not? That is a question that will confront lawmakers in states across the U.S. as they convene for work next year.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- To tax tips or not? That is a question that will confront lawmakers in states across the U.S. as they convene for work next year.
When Indiana adopted new U.S. House districts four years ago, Republican legislative leaders lauded them as "fair maps" that reflected the state's communities.