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共和党人称，民主党正利用 frivolous（无意义的）诉讼在全国范围内阻挠合法通过的重划选区法案
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福克斯新闻首席法律记者香农·布里姆在《特别报道》中带来中期选举前各州选区地图之争的最新进展。
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共和党全国委员会（RNC）与全国共和党国会委员会（NRCC）于周四提起诉讼，捍卫密苏里州新的国会选区地图。
共和党全国委员会告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，此次诉讼旨在介入民主党升级的相关行动，共和党将此描述为一场全国性运动，旨在阻挠合法通过的重划选区法案。
“全国各地的民主党人在选举中失利后，正利用无意义的诉讼攫取权力，”共和党全国委员会主席乔·格鲁特斯在一份声明中表示。“共和党全国委员会正在为密苏里州民众的价值观而战，反对民主党人试图利用法院操纵国会选区、偏袒自身并推翻选民意愿。”
共和党全国委员会表示，密苏里州议会去年通过的新国会选区地图完全符合该州宪法。该地图的反对者对此说法提出质疑，并在法庭上辩称该计划违反了密苏里州宪法的多项条款。
密苏里州州长迈克·基考虑召开特别会议重新划分国会选区，此前特朗普发声
共和党全国委员会主席乔·格鲁特斯宣称已取得胜利，挫败了民主党阻止将非公民排除在北卡罗来纳州选民名册之外、免于该州陪审团职责的行动。(帕特里克·T·法伦/法新社)
“密苏里州民众理应获得公平和平等的代表权，而非旨在压制选民、推翻合法通过的地图的党派权力攫取行为，”全国共和党国会委员会主席理查德·哈德森说道。
“全国共和党国会委员会与共和党全国委员会正在捍卫民主程序的完整性，维护密苏里州民众在公平国会选区中表达心声的权利，”他补充道。
此次诉讼提起之际，该地图的公投组织者和其他反对者正就相关请愿书寻求法院行动，这些请愿书将允许密苏里州选民决定是否恢复该州此前的国会选区地图。共和党人认为，在该州的签名验证程序完成之前，不应进行认证。
密苏里州众议院批准重划选区计划，作为共和党全国范围内捍卫众议院多数席位行动的一部分
密苏里州州长迈克·基于2025年1月28日在密苏里州杰斐逊城发表州情咨文时鼓掌。(杰夫·罗伯逊/美联社)
据共和党全国委员会称，在审查程序完成前对该公投进行认证可能会暂时阻碍新地图的实施。
此次诉讼旨在允许审查程序继续进行，并确保在任何公投推进前都遵守选举法律。
共和党全国委员会还表示，民主党及其盟友团体已花费超过600万美元，试图在法庭上质疑密苏里州的地图，但均未成功。
特朗普支持的重划选区行动将中西部州变成下一个政治战场
密苏里州民主党众议员伊曼纽尔·克利弗在密苏里州杰斐逊城的州参议院委员会听证会上就一项拟议的国会重划计划发表反对言论，摄于2025年9月11日。(大卫·A·利布/美联社)
此案发生之际，最高法院上月以6票对3票裁决，路易斯安那州2024年国会选区地图——重新划分以增设第二个非裔占多数的选区——构成非法的种族偏袒划分。
密苏里州地图的支持者认为，该裁决强化了在国会重划选区时对种族使用的限制。投票权倡导者和其他法律专家对该裁决对未来重划选区案件的更广泛影响持有不同解读。
共和党全国委员会援引该裁决，辩称这再次确认了各州不能主要基于种族绘制国会选区地图，州议会拥有广泛权力，可根据居民的政治偏好划分选区。
密苏里州州长迈克·基去年签署了新的国会选区地图成为法律。共和党人认为，该地图可能帮助共和党在2026年中期选举中额外获得一个美国众议院席位。批评人士辩称，该地图旨在增加共和党的选举优势，削弱某些利益群体的影响力，地图支持者驳斥了这些指控。
特朗普总统当时在Truth Social的一篇帖子中称赞该地图，称其“太棒了”，并表示它将“帮助在2026年中期选举中再送一名MAGA共和党人进入国会”。
福克斯新闻数字频道的布里安娜·德皮施、保罗·施泰因豪泽和迪尔德丽·希维为本报道撰稿。
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RNC and NRCC file lawsuit defending Missouri’s new congressional map against Democratic challenges
May 28, 2026 10:54pm EDT / Fox News
Republicans say Democrats are using frivolous lawsuits to block legally enacted redistricting laws nationwide
By Michael Sinkewicz , Eric Mack Fox News
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) and National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) filed a lawsuit Thursday defending Missouri’s new congressional map.
The RNC told Fox News Digital the lawsuit aims to intervene as Democrats escalate what Republicans describe as a nationwide campaign to block legally enacted redistricting laws.
“Democrats across the country are using frivolous lawsuits to cling to power after failing at the ballot box,” RNC Chairman Joe Gruters said in a statement. “The RNC is fighting for the values of Missourians against Democrats trying to use the courts to rig congressional districts in their favor and override the will of voters.”
The RNC said the new congressional map, enacted by the Missouri General Assembly last year, fully complies with the state constitution. Opponents of the map dispute that claim and have argued in court that the plan violates provisions of the Missouri Constitution.
MISSOURI GOV. MIKE KEHOE CONSIDERS SPECIAL SESSION TO REDRAW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AFTER TRUMP CALL
Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters is claiming victory over Democrat efforts to block efforts to kick noncitizens skipping out of North Carolina jury duty from the state’s voter rolls.(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP)
“The people of Missouri deserve fair and equal representation, not a partisan power grab designed to silence voters and overturn a lawfully enacted map,” NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson said.
“The NRCC and RNC are standing up for the integrity of the democratic process and defending Missourians’ right to have their voices heard under fair congressional districts,” he added.
The lawsuit comes as referendum organizers and other opponents of the map seek court action related to petitions that would allow Missouri voters to decide whether to restore the state’s previous congressional map. Republicans argue certification should not occur before the state’s signature-verification process is complete.
MISSOURI HOUSE APPROVES REDISTRICTING PLAN AS PART OF NATIONWIDE GOP PUSH TO DEFEND HOUSE MAJORITY
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe applauds while delivering the State of the State address in Jefferson City, Mo., on Jan. 28, 2025.(Jeff Roberson/AP)
According to the RNC, certifying the referendum before the review process is finished could temporarily block implementation of the new map.
The lawsuit seeks to allow the review process to continue and ensure election laws are followed before any referendum moves forward.
The RNC also said Democrats and allied groups have already spent more than $6 million unsuccessfully challenging Missouri’s maps in court.
TRUMP-BACKED REDISTRICTING PUSH TURNS MIDWESTERN STATE INTO NEXT POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND
Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri waits to speak against a proposed congressional redistricting plan at a state Senate committee hearing in Jefferson City, Mo., on Sept. 11, 2025.(David A. Lieb/AP)
The case comes after the Supreme Court last month ruled 6-3 that Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map — redrawn to create a second majority-Black district — constituted an illegal racial gerrymander.
Supporters of the Missouri map argue the decision reinforces limits on the use of race in congressional redistricting. Voting-rights advocates and other legal experts have offered differing interpretations of the ruling’s broader implications for future redistricting cases.
The RNC pointed to the decision, arguing it reaffirmed that states cannot draw congressional maps predominantly based on race and that state legislatures retain broad authority to draw districts reflecting their residents’ political preferences.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the new congressional map into law last year. Republicans believe the map could help the GOP gain an additional U.S. House seat in the 2026 midterms. Critics contend the map was designed to increase Republican electoral advantage and reduce the influence of some communities of interest, allegations supporters of the map reject.
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President Donald Trump praised the map in a Truth Social post at the time, calling it “FANTASTIC” and saying it would “help send an additional MAGA Republican to Congress in the 2026 Midterm Elections.”
Fox News Digital’s Breanne Deppisch, Paul Steinhauser and Deirdre Heavey contributed to this report.
Michael Sinkewicz is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.sinkewicz@fox.com
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