Indiana Governor Calls a Special Session to Redraw US House Maps as Redistricting Battle Spreads

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 10: Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L), speaks before U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins signs three new SNAP food choice waivers for the states of Idaho, Utah, and Arkansas in her office at the United States Department of Agriculture Whitten Building on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The wavers will limit what the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can select as eligible foods, targeting unhealthy food. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun has called a special session and directed state lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts. The move announced Monday follows weeks of pressure from the White House to back President Donald Trump’s bid to help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House. Braun scheduled the session to start Nov. 3. Virginia’s Democratic-led General Assembly also is meeting in a special session as a first step toward congressional redistricting. Pressure for redistricting is also mounting in both Republican-led Kansas and Democratic-led Illinois. Redistricting already has been taken up by legislatures in Republican-led Texas, Missouri and North Carolina, as well as Democratic-led California.