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At President Trump’s urging, Republicans have redrawn congressional districts in Missouri and Texas to boost their party’s power.

The new maps use ‘packing and cracking’ techniques to dilute minority voting strength, prompting civil rights groups to file lawsuits alleging racial discrimination.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Rev. Emanuel Cleaver III wants a second civil rights movement in response to President Trump and his fellow Republicans who are redrawing congressional district boundaries to increase their power in Washington.

In Missouri, the GOP’s effort comes at the expense of Cleaver’s father, Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, and many of his Kansas City constituents, who fea

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