The Indiana Senate voted to reject a bill to redraw the state’s congressional map, which President Trump enthusiastically pushed.
An overwhelming majority of the Indiana State Senate, including Republicans, voted against the bill with a final tally of 31-19. Republicans hold a 40-vote majority in the 50-member senate, per CNBC :
Republicans were expected to gain two additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives if the redistricting bill had been approved by the Senate. The state’s House of Representatives voted in favor of the bill last Friday.
Trump had threatened the state’s Republican lawmakers with primary challenges if they did not support the bill.
The Republicans, with support from President Trump, have passed redistricting bills in Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, and

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