Missouri asked the U.S. Supreme Court to permit use of a Republican-drawn congressional map in November’s midterm elections, arguing that a state court ruling blocking it creates administrative turmoil after August primaries were conducted under the new boundaries. The map would dismantle the Kansas City-based district of longtime Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver, but the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled on September 3 that voters must approve it in a November referendum. The dispute is part of a broader redistricting effort backed by President Donald Trump that has drawn the U.S. Supreme Court into congressional-map conflicts and improved Republican prospects in 16 districts, compared with six districts where Democrats gained an advantage. Republicans hold a 219-214 House majority, including one independent who caucuses with Republicans.