A bold challenge to the status quo: Indiana Republicans push back against Trump’s long-running bid to redraw the state’s congressional map, delivering a notable rebuke from within their own ranks.
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Even with Republicans holding a commanding 40-to-10 edge in the state Senate, they declined to bow to the president’s pressure, underscoring a surprising independence among Hoosier lawmakers.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Amid a months-long push from President Donald Trump to redraw Indiana’s congressional map, Indiana’s GOP caucus rejected the White House’s entreaties on Thursday. The rebuke marks a significant setback for Trump’s national effort to fashion safer Republican districts ahead of the midterm elections, illustrating that local legislators sometimes chart their own course even when national signals push in a different direction.
