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Missouri’s redistricting mess created an election problem Supreme Court has days to untangle
Missouri’s congressional map fight is hurtling toward another potential Supreme Court showdown, with courts at odds over which districts should govern the November election after more than 1.2 million Missourians voted in the August primary under a different map.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that Missouri must use its 2025 congressional map in November, finding that switching to the state’s 2022 districts after the primary would violate the U.S. Constitution. But the appeals court paused its order until Sept. 28, 2026, opening a narrow window for another visit to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Abhishek Kambli, a partner at Holtzman Vogel and former deputy associate attorney general at the Justice Department, told Digital the Supreme Court’s previous intervention does not necessarily signal how the justices will handle the latest ruling.
«It’s unpredictable how they’ll rule, mostly because we didn’t get their reasoning in the last order,» Kambli said. «So, we don’t know the precise reason why they decided to stay at that time.»
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The Supreme Court previously stayed a federal district court’s temporary restraining order requiring Missouri to use the 2025 map. The Eighth Circuit has now directed the lower court to enter a permanent injunction requiring the newer districts, putting the dispute in a different procedural posture.
«So unless the Supreme Court steps in again, the state will be required to use the seven-one map for this election,» Kambli said.
Missouri held its Aug. 4, 2026, primary under the 2025 map. Roughly a month later, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that voters could challenge the map through a referendum, leaving the 2022 districts in place for the November election.
Kambli said switching congressional maps between the primary and general election raises serious constitutional concerns.
«You would have had a large number of Missourians who would have been disenfranchised because they voted for one set of candidates in the primary and will be voting for another set in the general,» Kambli said.
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«And what’s even more concerning is sometimes those candidates are unopposed so that they miss their only chance to vote as a result of what the Missouri Supreme Court did here,» Kambli continued. «So that’s what’s really at issue — is whether everyone gets an equal voice in a situation where the primary election is integral to the electoral system of the state.»
But Yale law professor Akhil Amar and University of California, Davis, law professor Vikram Amar have argued the opposite. After the Supreme Court’s earlier stay, Vikram wrote on SCOTUSblog that using the 2025 map in November would not protect anyone’s right to vote if those lines were never legally in effect. Akhil agreed with his analysis.
«HB1’s district lines lack the force of law, full stop,» Vikram wrote. «These lines cannot be used wrongly in November just because they were previously used wrongly in the primary. Two wrongs do not make (or vindicate) a right (to vote).»
Meanwhile, Kambli placed much of the blame for the eleventh-hour legal scramble over which map to use on the Missouri Supreme Court, arguing the turmoil was «entirely preventable.»
VIRGINIA GOP, DEMS BATTLE IT OUT OVER REDISTRICTING BEFORE STATE SUPREME COURT
Kambli argued that the Missouri Supreme Court could have resolved the map dispute earlier, noting that the issue remained unsettled even after the candidate filing deadline passed.
Alicia Bannon, senior director of the Judiciary Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, pointed instead to delays by Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins as a key reason the dispute dragged on.
Opponents of the 2025 map submitted more than 300,000 signatures in December 2025, but Hoskins did not formally reject the referendum petition until Aug. 4, the day of the primary.
«Time passed. And passed further,» Bannon wrote for State Court Report. «As early as December 2025, Hoskins asserted in separate federal litigation that a referendum on redistricting was not authorized by the state constitution. But he held off on issuing a certificate on that basis — which would have triggered judicial review — instead going through a lengthy process of verifying petition signatures.»
Bannon wrote that the Missouri Supreme Court’s criticism of Hoskins’ delays stood out, particularly the court’s rejection of his argument that it had waited too long to intervene.
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The Missouri Supreme Court ultimately ruled that the referendum could proceed and faulted Hoskins for the delay, saying he had «created the confusion, expense, and practical difficulties of which he complains.»
Kambli argued the Purcell principle, under which federal courts generally avoid changing election rules close to Election Day because of the potential for disruption, weighs in favor of keeping the 2025 map because Missouri already used it for the primary.
«The Eighth Circuit said that the Purcell principles support the injunction, not go against it,» Kambli said.
Bannon also warned that courts being too cautious can create its own problems.
«It’s an approach that’s understandable in some circumstances but can also incentivize shenanigans to evade judicial review while harming voters’ rights,» Bannon wrote.
Bannon suggested earlier court action in Missouri could have helped avoid the last-minute dispute, including by moving the primary or setting a firm deadline for the referendum petition.
But regardless of whether the Supreme Court decides to weigh in, the referendum will still be on the ballot.
«If the Supreme Court does not stay the Eighth Circuit injunction, there’s no doubt that the 7-1 map is what will be in effect for this election. There’s still going to be a referendum on the ballot deciding that issue for future elections, but for this one, that’s how it’ll be decided,» Kambli said.
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When voters rate the economy and the president negatively just weeks before Election Day, the incumbent party is vulnerable, and that’s certainly the case in the latest survey.
The economic landscape is stark. Six in 10 voters say the cost of living is their top economic worry, overshadowing government spending (15%), jobs and income inequality (7% each), tariffs (6%) and taxes (5%).
Majorities rate the economy negatively (74%) and expect it to worsen next year (53%), while two-thirds are dissatisfied with how things are going in the country (66%). Few, 18%, say their family is better off compared to two years ago. Independents say they’re worse off (52%) and think the economy will get worse (70%).
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A majority of voters, 55%, say inflation is «not at all» under control. That’s up from a low of 45% earlier this year, and includes 30% of Republicans.
President Donald Trump’s lowest job rating is on inflation: 22% approve, a new low. Last summer, 36% approved. Four years ago, before the 2022 midterms, 29% approved of former President Joe Biden’s performance on inflation.
Disapproval of the job Trump is doing has reached 77% on inflation, 70% on the economy, 69% on tariffs and 64% on foreign policy. A smaller share, but still a majority, disapprove of his handling of immigration (56% disapprove), while border security is the only issue that is close to positive (50% approve, 50% disapprove).
Trump’s overall job approval is 36%, his lowest ever in a survey for either term. It had been holding steady at 39% since May. The decline is mainly driven by decreases among voters under age 45, those with annual household income below $50,000, non-White voters, and those without a college degree.
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Approval stands at a low of 76% among Republicans. That’s down 3 points since last month, 12 points since September 2025, and 16 points since early in his second term (March 2025).
As in most midterms, voters are prone to punish the party in power: 7 in 10 say they will vote to send a message to Trump, with nearly twice as many expressing opposition (47%) as support (25%).
If the election were today, 54% of voters say they would back the Democratic candidate in their House district and 45% would support the Republican. That is outside the margin of error and is a wider lead than last month when Democrats were ahead by 51%-44%. The race narrows among those saying they are certain to vote, with the Democratic candidate ahead by 52%-46%.
The survey finds about the same number self-identify as Democrats (43%) and Republicans (41%), and both parties feel equally certain about voting (62% and 64% respectively), while more Democrats (61%) than Republicans (52%) say they are extremely interested in the election.
Party loyalty is solid: 98% of Democrats support their party’s candidate, and 94% of Republicans back theirs. Independents favor the Democrats by 26 points.
The Democratic candidate is the choice among Whites with a degree, those under age 45, women, union households and Hispanics. The Republican is ahead among Whites without a college degree (White men without a degree in particular), those 65 and over, voters who attend religious services regularly, military veterans and White evangelical Christians.
While 43% of Hispanic voters supported Trump in the 2024 election, just 31% prefer the Republican candidate this year.
«When the country is this closely divided in terms of partisanship, slight differences in defection and turnout rates can make all the difference,» said Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who helps conduct the Poll with Democrat Chris Anderson. «Republicans have time to close these apparent gaps, but it’s getting late.»
Meanwhile, Democrats lead on 10 out of 13 issue concerns.
The top five voter concerns are government corruption (60% extremely concerned), inflation (58%), gas prices (50%), government leadership (49%), and healthcare (48%). And double digits more trust the Democrats than the Republicans to handle each of those.
Republicans retain the advantage on crime (by 10 points) and border security (R+8), while views are closely divided on immigration (R+3). The Democrats are seen as better on healthcare (D+22), inflation (D+16), gas prices (D+12), voting rights (D+12), election integrity (D+12), government leadership (D+11), what’s taught in public schools (D+11), artificial intelligence (D+10), government corruption (D+10) and foreign policy (D+9).
Republicans have lost ground on key issues compared to four years ago, when more voters trusted them by 21 points on border security, 13 points on inflation and 9 points on foreign policy.
Other issues that voters are extremely concerned about are the Iran war (42%), immigration (35%), crime (34%), voter suppression (32%), AI technology (32%), what’s taught in public schools (29%), voter fraud (28%) and border security (25%).
While corruption in government and inflation are the top two worries about both parties, far more Democrats (72% and 70%) than Republicans (47% and 49%) are extremely concerned.
The issue that helps explain the Democrats’ advantage isn’t an issue at all. By a 14-point margin, more voters think the Democrats will do a better job «fighting for people like you.» Majorities of White voters with a college degree (53%), men (52%), women (60%) and non-White voters (77%) think Democrats will fight for them. Whites without a college degree are split 49-49%.
Despite their issue advantage, just 35% say Democrats have a clear plan for dealing with the country’s problems, and 33% say the same about the Republicans. That reverses the Republican advantage from July 2025, when 43% said the Republicans had a clear plan compared with 33% for the Democrats.
There’s deep dissatisfaction with lawmakers: 15% approve of Congress, while 84% disapprove. Remarkably, that’s above the low of 9% approval in October 2013.
Both parties are viewed negatively. The Democratic Party is underwater by 16 points (42% favorable, 58% unfavorable), while ratings of the GOP are net negative by 23 points (38% favorable, 61% unfavorable).
Yet, favorable ratings fail to translate directly into vote choice. One third of those backing the Democratic candidate (31%) dislike the party, while 23% of those supporting the Republican dislike the GOP. Among the 26% who dislike both parties (double haters), Democrats lead 62%-36%.
Here’s how polarized the parties are: Just 16% of Republicans say that Democrats love America and want what’s best for the U.S., and even fewer Democrats, 6%, think Republicans do.
Compared to four years ago, the number of voters saying Democrats want what’s best for the country is up four points, while fewer say Republicans love the country now by 6 points.
Fifty-one percent of voters have a favorable view of capitalism compared with 32% for socialism. Compared to a year ago, positive ratings of capitalism are down 2 points while they are up 5 points for socialism. Eight in ten of those with a positive view of socialism support the Democratic candidate, while 6 in 10 of those viewing capitalism favorably back the Republican.
Voters who plan to cast their ballots early favor the Democratic candidate (by 19 points) as do mail voters (D+33), while the candidate choice splits among those voting in person (early or on Election Day).
Six in 10 oppose U.S. military action against Iran, and they back the Democrats by 56 points.
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A new high of 46% think the U.S. is too supportive of Israel, and those voters favor the Democratic candidate by 42 points, while the 4 in 10 who think U.S. support of Israel is about right pick the Republican by 27 points.
Nearly 6 in 10 have a negative view of artificial intelligence technology, and they back the Democratic candidate by 27 points.
Conducted Oct. 9-12, 2026, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,202 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (114) and cellphones (786) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (302). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±2.5 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling errors, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Voter Analysis and voter file data.
Fox News’ Victoria Balara contributed to this report.
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A woman who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was rescued after spending 20 hours in the water clinging to a lifebuoy, the Hellenic Coast Guard said.
The 44-year-old Salvadoran national was traveling aboard Odyssey of the Seas as it sailed through the Ionian Sea near the island of Zakynthos on Saturday, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs told USA Today.
The cargo ship MSC Rossella III was assisting in the search and spotted the woman inside the bright orange lifebuoy in dark waters. The vessel alerted authorities, and a Greek Coast Guard crew arrived to toss her ropes and pull her to safety.
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A Royal Caribbean passenger was rescued in the waters near a Greek island last week after she jumped overboard. (Hellenic Coast Guard; Getty Images)
The woman reportedly told authorities she jumped off the ship because she «wanted to disembark,» a Coast Guard spokesperson told Agence France-Presse, adding that «she was 20 hours at sea.»
Following her rescue, she was transported to the port of Katakolo and brought to a local hospital, where a prosecutor ordered a psychiatric evaluation, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard.
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Greek authorities reportedly deployed a Coast Guard vessel and military helicopter to search for a woman who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. (moisseyev/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Royal Caribbean for comment.
The incident follows a similar stunt last year when a man jumped off Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in an attempt to evade nearly $17,000 in gambling debt.
A 44-year-old woman reportedly went overboard from Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas while the cruise ship was traveling from Greece toward Italy. (Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The passenger, Jey Gonzalez-Diaz, survived the jump and was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
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“No estamos listos para ir a Marte”: la advertencia de la astronauta Sophie Adenot tras pasar 237 días en el espacio y volver a la Tierra con mareos
La cápsula acababa de abrirse en el océano Pacífico y Sophie Adenot tenía náuseas por el movimiento del mar. Tras 237 días en la Estación Espacial Internacional, la astronauta francesa formuló una frase que contrastó con los proyectos para llegar al planeta rojo: “No estamos listos para ir a Marte”.
Cinco días después de su amerizaje, Adenot explicó en una conferencia de prensa de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA), celebrada en Colonia, Alemania, que una misión tripulada a Marte aún exige avances técnicos que no están disponibles. La francesa regresó a la Tierra, tras casi ocho meses en órbita durante la misión εpsilon.
“Necesitamos rupturas tecnológicas”, afirmó Adenot. Su advertencia partió de una experiencia personal: el cuerpo humano necesita readaptarse a la gravedad terrestre después de períodos prolongados de ingravidez, incluso cuando los astronautas cuentan con entrenamiento, atención médica y equipos de ejercicio a bordo.
Secuelas físicas tras ocho meses en el espacio
Al volver a la Tierra, la astronauta de Francia describió una sensación contradictoria. “Justo después de que se abrió la cápsula, lo primero que dije fue ‘devuélvanme al espacio’, porque estaba mareada, con el mar moviéndose”, relató.
Adenot señaló que más de la mitad de los astronautas experimenta síntomas físicos tras el retorno de una misión de larga duración. Debilidad intensa, náuseas y vómitos pueden aparecer cuando el organismo vuelve a estar sometido a la gravedad después de meses en microgravedad.
La astronauta aterrizó en Colonia el 10 de octubre, donde inició un período de recuperación y estudios médicos. La ESA informó que permanecerá entre dos y tres semanas bajo seguimiento en las instalaciones del Centro Aeroespacial Alemán, conocido como DLR, antes de continuar con su rehabilitación.
En una aparición ante la prensa tras su llegada a Europa, Adenot admitió: “Mi principal desafío ahora es sostenerme sola de pie”, declaró.
Un viaje a Marte duraría entre seis y nueve meses con la tecnología actual
La advertencia de la astronauta tiene un punto central: el tiempo de vuelo. Con los sistemas de propulsión actuales, un trayecto hasta Marte puede demandar entre seis y nueve meses. Ese período es comparable con el tiempo que la francesa pasó en la Estación Espacial Internacional, aunque las condiciones de ambos viajes serían muy diferentes.
La estación orbital dispone de áreas para moverse, equipos para actividad física y una infraestructura preparada para estadías extensas. Una nave destinada a transportar personas a Marte tendría, previsiblemente, menos espacio y menos recursos para compensar los efectos de la falta de gravedad sobre el cuerpo.
“Con la tecnología que tenemos actualmente, una misión de muy larga duración, un viaje de varios meses a Marte, imaginen el desastre”, sostuvo la astronauta. “Nos encontramos con incapacidades fisiológicas y dificultades para gestionar lo básico”, añadió.
La microgravedad afecta músculos, huesos, equilibrio, coordinación y sistema cardiovascular. En términos simples, el cuerpo se adapta a vivir sin el peso habitual que ejerce la Tierra. Al regresar, acciones cotidianas como caminar, permanecer de pie o tolerar el movimiento pueden exigir un proceso de readaptación.
Adenot completó una estadía de 237 días, cinco horas y 18 minutos en el espacio, según los datos difundidos por la Agencia Espacial Europea. La misión superó en más de 35 días el anterior récord europeo de vuelo espacial individual, que pertenecía al italiano Luca Parmitano.
La gravedad artificial y viajes más rápidos aparecen como alternativas
Para que una expedición humana a Marte sea viable, Adenot consideró necesarias soluciones que reduzcan los riesgos físicos del trayecto.
“Si tenemos rupturas tecnológicas que nos permitan acelerar el trayecto o, por ejemplo, contar con gravedad artificial, con un vehículo espacial que gire para que los astronautas estén expuestos siempre a una forma de gravedad, entonces podría funcionar. Pero hoy todavía necesitamos varias etapas clave”, explicó Adenot.
La gravedad artificial consiste en generar una fuerza similar a la gravedad terrestre mediante el movimiento de una estructura espacial. Una opción teórica es hacer girar una nave o parte de ella para que la rotación empuje a los tripulantes hacia una superficie. De ese modo, los astronautas podrían mantener parte de las condiciones físicas que tienen en la Tierra.
La francesa se convirtió además en la primera astronauta de Francia en realizar una caminata espacial. Durante su misión llevó a cabo tres salidas al exterior de la estación en 14 días, con un total de 19 horas y 42 minutos de actividad fuera del laboratorio orbital.
El regreso de la astronauta reavivó el debate sobre las misiones tripuladas a Marte
Las declaraciones de Adenot difieren de los calendarios propuestos por empresas y organismos que proyectan misiones hacia Marte en las próximas décadas. La astronauta no descartó esa meta, pero remarcó que la experiencia acumulada en vuelos prolongados muestra límites que aún deben resolverse antes de enviar una tripulación a un viaje interplanetario.
Su mensaje se apoyó en lo vivido durante ocho meses en órbita: incluso con el respaldo de la Estación Espacial Internacional, una misión de larga duración exige un esfuerzo físico considerable. El recorrido a Marte añadiría distancia, aislamiento, menor capacidad de asistencia y una permanencia mucho más extensa lejos de la Tierra.
La recuperación de Adenot continuará en el Centro Europeo de Astronautas de la ESA, en Colonia, donde los equipos médicos y científicos evaluarán los efectos de la misión εpsilon y su readaptación a la gravedad terrestre.
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