Missouri Supreme Court threatens secretary of state with contempt amid intensifying redistricting battle

The Missouri Supreme Court signaled Tuesday that it was considering holding Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt amid an escalating battle over proposed congressional maps. Hoskins, a Republican, said Tuesday that he would keep using the congressional districts redrawn last year, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision that left standing a state Supreme Court order requiring Missouri to use its old districts instead. "I look forward to my day in court," Hoskins said in a post on X that cit