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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Martin Belam

First Thing: Conflicting court rulings on Missouri map threaten November’s midterm election

Activists display signs during a press conference inside the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol.
Activists display signs during a press conference inside the rotunda of the Missouri state capitol. Photograph: Michael Thomas/Getty Images

Good morning. Clashing court rulings plunged Missouri’s congressional elections into uncertainty less than two months before the November midterms that will decide which party controls a closely divided Congress.

Conservative justice Brett Kavanaugh denied the emergency request from Missouri officials to use a congressional map in November that was redrawn with Donald Trump’s support to give Republicans an edge in the midterms, but a ruling by a federal judge in Missouri temporarily prevented the state from using its old congressional maps.

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