Missouri's new congressional map carves up Kansas City into three separate districts, fulfilling the wishes of President Donald Trump. The ACLU filed a lawsuit Friday, and Kansas City Council recently passed a resolution authorizing legal action of its own.

The suit derides the "bizarre giraffe-neck appendage" of a new district that splits Kansas City along its historic racial dividing line.

Missouri's congressional redistricting map would divide Kansas City into three different congressional districts, a move that comes as the city prepares to unite behind the Kansas City Chiefs.

A proposed map would converge three congressional seats at one Kansas City intersection, raising fears of diluted urban representation and legal battles ahead.

A plan that would dilute Kansas City's voting power to give Republicans an edge in the U.S. House of Representatives could push Mayor Quinton Lucas to run for Congress.

As Missouri moves closer to adopting a new mid-decade congressional map, we take a deep dive into the numbers. How does it change the political make up and will it add a GOP seat in Congress? Political Science Professor Michael Smith put together his own map using a common application and