Trump downplays Indiana redistricting loss
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Indiana Senate strikes down redistricting bid despite intense pressure from Trump and allies
Indiana state senators handed President Donald Trump a massive loss on Thursday by failing to pass a mid-decade redistricting bill that would redraw the state’s congressional lines to give Republicans the advantage in all nine congressional districts.
Republican-led states have raced to redraw congressional lines to advantage their own party. But the effort has hit unexpected pushback in Indiana, and become a test of Trump's grip on his party.
Indiana’s rejection of a White House-led push to redistrict the state ahead of next year’s midterm elections has thrown a wrench into Republicans’ efforts.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republicans’ march toward unilaterally passing a congressional redistricting plan in November continued apace Tuesday, as the GOP-dominated Ohio Redistricting Commission convened for less than half an hour without accomplishing ...
Indiana’s redistricting bill advanced out of the Senate Elections Committee Monday evening in a 6-3 vote, with one Republican committee member voting against the bill.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered a pair of three-judge panels to oversee lawsuits seeking a redraw of the battleground state’s congressional map.
Senate President Ben Albritton said his chamber has no plans right now to work on mid-decade redistricting. Albritton sent a memo late Wednesday afternoon on the eve of the House’s redistricting meeting.
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Opponents of Trump-backed redistricting in Missouri submit a petition to force a public vote
Opponents of Missouri's new congressional map have submitted thousands of petition signatures calling for a statewide referendum on the plan backed by President Donald Trump.
The Florida House held its first committee meeting on the contentious issue of an unprecedented mid-decade congressional redistricting effort on Thursday. It lasted less than 25 minutes and featured no public comment.
As our colleague Patrick Marley in Indianapolis wrote on Thursday, “The GOP resistance in Indiana stood apart, in large part because Republicans across the country have readily acquiesced to Trump’s demands and threats on a range of issues.