Republican North Carolina lawmakers plan to redraw the state’s congressional map — a move that seeks to protect or expand the GOP’s control of the U.S. House of Representatives, state lawmakers said Monday.

North Carolina is represented by 14 members in the U.S. House — 10 Republicans and four Democrats. Leaders in the state legislature plan to return to Raleigh next week to draw new lines that could favor more GOP candidates.

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President Donald Trump has called on Republicans across the nation to redraw congressional maps to help the GOP in next year’s midterm elections.

House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, referenced Trump’s history of carrying North Carolina in presidential elections as a reason legislative leaders should carry out his wishes.

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