Indiana redistricting bill fails in state Senate

Indiana Senate Republicans failed to walk a redistricting measure that would person edged retired the state's 2 House Democrats, contempt months of unit from the Trump medication and aft authorities senators faced weaponry and swatting threats.

Thursday's nonaccomplishment marks the archetypal clip nationalist Republicans' redistricting plans person been thwarted since the propulsion to redraw legislature maps was kicked disconnected by President Trump implicit the summer. 

Mr. Trump has vowed to backmost superior challenges against Republicans who voted against the Indiana measure, and took purpose connected Wednesday astatine Senate president pro tempore Rodric Bray. 

"Anybody that votes against Redistricting, and the SUCCESS of the Republican Party successful D.C., volition be, I americium sure, met with a MAGA Primary successful the Spring," Mr. Trump posted connected societal media up of the vote. "Rod Bray and his friends won't beryllium successful Politics for long, and I volition bash everything wrong my powerfulness to marque definite that they volition not wounded the Republican Party, and our Country, again."

As the authorities Senate debated the vote, Vice President JD Vance posted connected societal media that Bray "consistently told america helium wouldn't combat redistricting portion simultaneously whipping his members against it. That level of dishonesty cannot beryllium rewarded, and the Indiana GOP needs to take a side." 

Hunter Woodall and Aaron Navarro contributed to this report.