Indiana’s House of Representatives on Friday voted for new congressional lines that tilt Republican in all nine districts, ramping up pressure on the state Senate to greenlight the partisan remap next week.
An explosion of fiercely partisan mid-decade redistricting contests has been a top priority for President Donald Trump, who has an eye on the razor-thin GOP House majority offering a bulwark between himself and a hostile legislative branch that can gum up his agenda.
The Republican-controlled Indiana House voted 57-41 for a map designed to oust Reps.