Missouri election officials order restoration of old congressional maps after supreme court ruling – US politics live

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Missouri secretary of state writes to authorities after court blocks redrawn maps favoring RepublicansUS supreme court again rejects Missouri congressional maps redrawn to benefit Republicans in midtermsSign up for the US Breaking News emailThe Supreme Court has blocked a federal judge’s ruling that would’ve restored Republican-drawn congressional districts in Missouri.The decision, issued by justice Brett Kavanaugh, appeared to sound a death knell for efforts by the Missouri GOP to extract an a