The GOP-dominated Missouri House easily passed legislation Monday night to gerrymander the state's congressional districts. It would link urban areas of Kansas City with rural counties more than 250 miles away.

The Missouri House has advanced a proposal to redraw the state's eight congressional districts at the behest of President Donald Trump.

But because not enough Republicans voted to transform Congressman Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City-based district into a GOP-leaning seat, opponents of the move may have a short window to prevent the new map from ever going into effect – thanks to a rarely used mechanism to place newly passed laws up for a statewide vote.

The House voted 89-63 Monday night to adopt Rep. Dirk Deaton's legislation, which would link a portion of Cleaver's Kansas

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