Missouri Judge Rejects Challenge to Trump-Backed Redistricting Map

A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump, a decision that could help Republicans gain an additional congressional seat ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In a March 12 ruling, Jackson County Circuit Judge Adam Caine found that the plaintiffs had not met the heavy burden required under Missouri law to overturn election maps approved by the state legislature. “Courts should not ‘interfere with the political process by finding a redistricting map unconstitutional’ unless the plaintiff meets the heavy burden required under Missouri law,” the judge wrote, concluding that the groups representing Missouri voters who filed the lawsuit had failed to meet that standard....