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Trump and national Republicans pushed Indiana lawmakers for new district lines that could have allowed the party to gain two seats in next year’s midterms.
Trump is pressuring Indiana Republican senators to pass a congressional redistricting plan that will create two more right-leaning House seats for the 2026 midterms.
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Indiana Senate to vote Thursday on 9-0 Republican congressional map, but its passage is uncertain
Vice President JD Vance has met with Indiana GOP lawmakers several times this year in Indianapolis and in Washington D.C. to push for a mid-decade redraw. Mr. Trump met with Indiana House and Senate leaders in the Oval Office in August and has called state lawmakers about redistricting.
The fate of the new map, designed to net Republicans two seats in the 2026 midterm elections, remains unclear despite pressure from Trump.
Missouri’s attorney general is celebrating the new congressional map, but opponents argue that map should not be in effect.
The Supreme Court is allowing the challenged Texas congressional redistricting plan to be used in next year’s election, despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of r