Trump Loses: GOP Rejects His Redrawn Election Map

In a rare political defeat for former President Donald Trump, Indiana's Republican state senators have rejected a new congressional map he supported. The lawmakers voted against the proposed redistricting plan on Monday. The map would have given Republican candidates a significant advantage in future U.S. House elections. Trump had pressured state party leaders for months to adopt the map. This rejection by his own party is an unusual and public rebuke. Redistricting, or redrawing electoral district boundaries, happens every ten years. It often leads to "gerrymandering," where maps are designed to favor one political party. The Republican-controlled Indiana Senate's decision leaves the state's current congressional map in place for now.