SCOTUS blocks Missouri plan to add a GOP seat through a new map

The Supreme Court denied Missouri’s emergency bid to use a newly drawn 7-1 Republican congressional map for the November elections, a move that would have improved the GOP’s odds to flip a seat; the map would have targeted the 5th District but was blocked after state courts and officials clashed over a referendum pathway. With the map blocked, Republicans are projected to gain a net of nine U.S. House seats due to this redistricting effort. Justice Brett Kavanaugh issued the ruling without an accompanying explanation or dissents.