Missouri Senate divided on congressional redistricting

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republicans in the Missouri Senate are fighting over how to divvy up the state’s eight congressional districts. Senators on Wednesday worked behind closed doors to try to come to a compromise on new district lines but quit for the day without voting on anything. State lawmakers are redrawing the boundaries of congressional districts to account for population changes noted by the 2020 census. The plan backed by GOP leaders is projected to continue the current political divide of six Republican and two Democratic representatives. But some Republicans want to draw lines to give the GOP a shot at winning seven seats.