Overview

• Vice President J.D. Vance made another unannounced trip to Indianapolis, meeting for hours with Governor Mike Braun and Republican lawmakers to press a mid-decade redistricting plan.
• Participants described the talks as productive with no immediate deliverable, and Governor Braun has not called a special session to reopen the 2021 maps.
• Republican insiders characterized the reception from Indiana GOP legislators as "pretty stiff" and "not a slam dunk yet," signaling continued hesitation.
• The White House is reportedly preparing pressure tactics against holdout lawmakers, including potential primary challenges, according to unnamed Republicans.
• The effort targets flipping the Democratic-held 1st and 7th Districts to help Republicans reclaim control of the U.S. House, even as protests continued and recent polling cited in coverage shows majority voter opposition in the state.