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Donald Trump criticized the US Supreme Court after it declined to back a Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri. The rebuke puts fresh attention on the fight over partisan mapmaking ahead of future elections, with voting-rights groups watching closely to see whether the ruling limits efforts to entrench congressional districts in Republican-leaning states.

A group associated with former Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger has come out against deploying military personnel at polling sites, adding its voice to concerns about armed forces being involved in election administration. The position feeds a wider debate in the United States over the role of troops in domestic affairs and election security heading into upcoming votes.

Representative Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, has received what is described as a lukewarm endorsement from LUPE Votes, the political arm of the immigrant-rights organization La Unión del Pueblo Entero. The guarded backing of a sitting incumbent is drawing attention in the Rio Grande Valley, where Cuellar's moderate record on immigration has long put him at odds with advocacy groups ahead of the next election cycle.