Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Braun announced Monday that he is calling lawmakers in for a special legislative session to redraw the state’s congressional map, in a move likely to add up to two more GOP seats.

Republican Sen. David McCormick defended Donald Trump’s latest controversial moves in a rare interview, including the president’s $230 million request for the Justice Department to pay his legal bills, the demolition of the White House’s East Wing, and his party’s handling of the government shutdown.

Republicans in Indiana and Kansas are resisting pressure from President Trump to redraw congressional districts to favor Republican candidates.

Republican Gov. Mike Braun is bringing the legislature into a special session to vote on plans to gerrymander congressional districts, but hurdles remain.

Local leaders said Monday they would prefer Indiana avoid mid-decade congressional redistricting, but Allen County's GOP chair said the matter has been forced.

Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) on Wednesday urged his fellow Republicans in the state to not give in to President Trump’s pressure on red states to redraw their congressional maps to their benefit.