US EditionTrump’s redistricting push hits roadblocks in Indiana and Kansas as Republican lawmakers resist
Republican lawmakers in Indiana and Kansas lack enough votes to approve GOP-favorable maps despite Trump’s push to secure House control before the 2026 midterms.
- On October 26, 2025, President Donald Trump’s plan to maintain GOP control of the U.S. House stalled as Republicans in Indiana and Kansas said they lack votes for new maps.
- Pressuring Republicans, the White House sought mid-decade maps because midterm elections typically favor the party not in power and Democrats need three seats to flip control.
- Indiana's lawmakers are resisting because the Indiana House delegation includes seven Republicans and two Democrats, and the Indiana state Senate lacks the votes to redistrict with more than a dozen Republicans opposing the plan.
- Attempting a rare special session, Kansas leaders struggle to gather signatures needed to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, with five Republicans needed to succeed.
- For now, these setbacks in Indiana and Kansas mark a rare defeat for President Donald Trump as multiple Democratic-run states redraw maps and Virginia holds a special session starting Monday.
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Trump’s Redistricting Push Hits Roadblocks in Indiana and Kansas as Republican Lawmakers Resist
For most of President Donald Trump's second term, Republicans have bent to his will. But in two Midwestern states, Trump's plan to maintain control of the U.S. House in next year’s election by having Republicans redraw congressional districts has hit a roadblock.
Republican lawmakers in these deep-red Midwestern states are blocking Trump's redistricting push
For most of President Donald Trump’s second term, Republicans have bent to his will. But in two Midwestern states, Trump’s plan to maintain control of the U.S. House in next year’s election by having Republicans redraw congressional districts has hit a roadblock. Despite weeks of campaigning by the White House, Republicans in Indiana and Kansas say their party doesn’t have enough votes to pass new, more GOP-friendly maps. It’s made the two state…
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DailyTruthReportRepublicans stall redistricting efforts in Indiana and Kansas
The White House‘s attempts to sway Republicans in Indiana and Kansas have so far failed as the states’ legislatures don’t have the votes to pass the new maps. Top Republicans have pushed for new congressional maps nationally to make keeping the House in 2026 easier. The party has seen internal fighting among those who believe mid-decade redistricting should not be done. Democrats have often responded to Republican efforts with their own new map …
Redistricting push hits roadblocks in Indiana, Kansas
For most of President Donald Trump’s second term, Republicans have bent to his will. But in two Midwestern states, his plan to maintain control of the U.S. House in next year’s election by having Republicans redraw congressional districts has hit a roadblock. Read more...
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