The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed an appeal from Missouri officials who wanted to use new congressional districts backed by President Trump in the November election, a defeat for Republicans who had hoped the new map could help them hold onto their slim House majority.

At Trump’s urging, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe called on the Legislature to redraw congressional boundaries to their advantage ahead of the midterms.

The justices declined to intervene after state’s highest court invalidated a redrawn map and set off a political upheaval weeks before the election.

The legal fight comes as states begin mailing ballots and control of Congress hangs in the balance ahead of November's elections.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied an emergency application to block a Missouri Supreme Court ruling barring the state from using its new congressional map, which favors Republicans. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.

As the spotlight swings to the U.S. Supreme Court, The Star examined the dueling legal arguments and what they mean for Missouri’s upcoming election.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a New York woman's bid to send her son to kindergarten without state-mandated vaccines, a requirement that she claimed infringed on her religious rights.

Daniel Conahan Jr., 72, was sentenced to death for the April 1996 killing of Richard Montgomery. The victim was found in a wooded area in Charlotte County, Florida, which was described as what appeared to be a dumping area that contained a lot of trash.