Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed congressional redistricting legislation into law on Sunday, implementing new district boundaries designed to help Republicans gain an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections.
The signing follows weeks of political maneuvering, with the new map specifically targeting the Kansas City district, which has been held by Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver since 2005.
Newsweek reached out to Cleaver’s office via email on Sunday for comment.
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Republicans currently hold a narrow 219-213 majority in the House, making every seat crucial for maintaining power and advancing President Donald Trump‘s legislative agenda. Democrats need to gain just three seats to flip control, which would allow them to obstruct the president’s agenda and possibly launch investigations into his administration…