US EditionTrump names Indiana state senators who ‘need encouragement’ on redistricting
President Trump urges Indiana senators to approve a GOP map aiming for a 9-0 Republican delegation as the bill moves to a divided Senate, with 14 GOP senators opposing.
- On Friday, the Indiana House of Representatives voted 57-41 to approve a congressional redistricting proposal that now moves to the Indiana State Senate.
- President Donald Trump has been pressing holdout legislators and on Friday night posted a list naming nine state senators he said `need encouragement`.
- At least 14 Republican state senators have objected, and 12 Indiana House Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the redistricting map.
- The bill now moves to the Indiana State Senate with immediate stakes for the 2026 midterm elections, as the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas to use its new map potentially adding five Republican seats.
- Amid threats to lawmakers, at least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted following a November Truth Social campaign, while Democrats in California and Virginia mount counter-mapping efforts.
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Red State Legislature Responds To Trump's Pressure, Moves Forward With Redistricting Plan That Wipes Out All Democrat Seats - The American Tribune.com
President Trump celebrated the Indiana House’s passage of a new congressional map on Truth Social, praising Republican leaders and declaring it “much fairer.” He noted that the map would add two GOP seats in 2026, urged the Senate to pass it “AS IS,” and publicly pressured nine specific Republican state senators by name, threatening primaries for opposition. Reacting to the same event, Gov. Mike Braun echoed the call for swift Senate approval. D…
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