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Indiana Republicans Revolt Against Trump’s Demand to Gerrymander Congressional Map

HeadlineDec 12, 2025

Republican lawmakers in Indiana have rejected a push by President Trump to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of next year’s midterm elections. On Thursday, 21 state senators with the Republican majority crossed the aisle to side with Democrats opposing the mid-decade redistricting effort, which was aimed at giving all nine of Indiana’s congressional seats to Republicans. The vote came after some Republican lawmakers who oppose the plan described violent threats they’d received from President Trump’s supporters. Ahead of the vote, the advocacy branch of the Heritage Foundation issued a warning to Indiana lawmakers: “If the Indiana Senate fails to pass the map, all federal funding will be stripped from the state. Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop. These are the stakes and every NO vote will be to blame.”

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