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More details about threats to Indiana came to light shortly before the redistricting vote Thursday when Heritage Action, an arm of the powerful conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, posted a warning for Indiana lawmakers on social media.
In a powerful reproach to President Donald Trump, the Indiana Senate voted against a mid-decade redistricting that would have gerrymandered the state’s congressional maps.
President Donald Trump’s hopes for a wave of red-state gerrymanders to help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House in 2026 took a step closer to reality Monday, as the Indiana Senate Elections Committee voted 6–3 to advance a controversial mid-decade redistricting bill that would all but guarantee the GOP wins all nine of the state’s congressional […]
The Indiana House voted 57-41 Friday to approve a gerrymandered congressional map that could eliminate the state’s two districts currently held by Democrats, after Republican legislators faced months of intensifying pressure from President Donald Trump to redistrict.
When Indiana’s GOP supermajority opened an early legislative session Monday, Democrats expected a gerrymander favoring Republicans.
An Indiana House committee voted 8-5 Tuesday to approve a new GOP-backed congressional map, advancing the measure over the objections of Democrats and members of the public who called the plan a racial gerrymander that unlawfully dilutes the voting strength of Indianapolis minority communities.
In a sweeping settlement with four Republican-led states, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has agreed to redesign its federal immigration database to serve voter “verification” purposes.
Republicans in Indiana’s State House released a draft congressional map that could eliminate both districts currently held by Democrats – though it remains unclear whether the GOP has enough votes in the Senate to pass the gerrymander.
Indiana Senate Republicans reversed course on redistricting Tuesday, announcing they will convene Dec. 8 to reach a “final decision” on redrawing the state’s congressional map.
Officials are facing threats and intimidation for resisting Trump’s plan. The situation is particularly alarming in Indiana, where four Republican lawmakers have been targeted in so-called “swatting” incidents after voting against a partisan redistricting session.