Overview
- Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said Republicans lacked the votes to reopen congressional maps, so the chamber will not reconvene in December.
- President Donald Trump publicly named Bray and Sen. Greg Goode as ‘RINOs,’ warned that opponents should be primaried, and faulted Gov. Mike Braun for not securing support.
- The Vigo County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a swatting email at Goode’s Terre Haute home hours after Trump’s post, found no harm, and opened an investigation.
- The decision follows months of pressure from the White House and Vice President J.D. Vance, targeted advertising by pro‑redistricting groups, and visible divisions within the GOP caucus.
- Indiana’s standstill comes as parties wage mid‑decade mapping fights in multiple states, with Republican moves in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio and Democratic gains or remedies in California and Utah.