The special session featured a number of unprecedented actions that would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, when President Trump demanded that Republican leaders redraw the state's congressional lines.

Various states in the U.S. are locked in a fight over redistricting. It’s all centered on which party will keep the House next year. Republicans now have a slim majority, 219 seats to 213.It started this summer when President Donald Trump asked Republicans in Texas to redraw the state’s congressional maps early.

Supporters of the referendum push appear confident that they will be able to force a vote on the new map, which has faced intense pushback across the state. Thousands of people descended on the Missouri Capitol last week to protest the gerrymandering attempt.

Opponents say the plan dilutes the power of Black voters around Kansas City and vow to block it in court or with a referendum. The governor, who's expected to sign the plan, says it reflects the state's conservative values.

The new lines, part of a national push by Republicans to bolster their House majority, would give them an additional seat in the U.S. House after the 2026 midterm elections.

Early voting is beginning in the Sept. 30 recall election for Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. Supporters of the recall are upset about how White handled property assessments. Opponents say the construction lobby is trying to clear the path for “sweetheart stadium deals.

Missouri Lawmakers are set to re-draw the state's congressional districts to give Republicans an extra seat in the midterms. This is in direct response to a request from President Trump, but many Missourians aren't fond of the idea.

The Missouri state House advanced a new congressional map Tuesday targeting the district of one of the state’s two Democrats, the latest escalation in tit-for-tat partisan gerrymandering in states ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

Two Missouri county clerks said they were contacted by the DOJ seeking access to election machines made by Dominion Voting Systems.

There are also two locations open for Jackson County residents who don't reside within city limits: the Jackson County Absentee Election Office at 110 N. Liberty Street in Independence and the Woods Chapel Community Church of Christ at 500 NE Woods Chapel Road in Lee's Summit.