"Missouri is the latest state redrawing its voting map to help Republicans hold onto their majority in the U.S. House. The state Senate voted Friday for a redistricting plan requested by President Trump that would help Republicans win a seat now held by Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. The plan now goes to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, who's expected to sign it. He had already called on lawmakers to approve the map he says reflects "Missouri's conservative, common sense values.""
"States usually redistrict at the start of the decade following the national census but Trump has set off a redistricting race around the country. Holding the Republican advantage in the U.S. House is key to Trump's agenda and protects his administration from investigations that a Democratic-led House might launch. Trump convinced Texas lawmakers to draw new maps that could help Republicans win five more seats. He's called on other Republican-led states to redraw their maps too and the issue is rippling across the country."
Missouri's state Senate approved a redistricting plan requested by President Trump that would help Republicans win a seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, and the plan now awaits expected signature by Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe. Kehoe described the map as reflecting "Missouri's conservative, common sense values." Missouri Democrats called it a gerrymander that dilutes Black votes by splitting Kansas City into different congressional districts. Two lawsuits have been filed and a voter petition drive could block the plan. Trump has spurred a wider redistricting push nationally, encouraging Republican-led states to redraw maps to protect House control.
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