The Missouri House is set to vote Tuesday on new congressional boundaries that would wipe out a Democrat-controlled seat—part of President Donald Trump’s broader push to have Republican-led states redraw maps in his party’s favor ahead of next year’s midterms.

Lawmakers gave the map a preliminary green light Monday night, sparking outrage from Democrats. Final passage is expected by Friday, putting Missouri on track to become the third state in recent weeks to push through mid-decade redistricting as part of a national GOP effort to lock in control of the House.

Democrats, hopelessly outnumbered in the GOP supermajority legislature, blasted the proposal as “brazen,” “shameless,” and “all to protect Trump.” They also questioned whether a redraw mid-decade was even legal. Typically, states

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