Indiana Senate committee advance redistricting legislation backed by Trump toward final floor vote

(Associated Press) - An Indiana state Senate committee took the first step toward enacting a new congressional map. But it remains to be seen if the full Senate will have enough votes to enact what is designed to give the GOP the edge in the state's nine congressional seats. President Donald Trump wants Indiana to follow other states like Texas and Missouri, which have redrawn their congressional maps in order to give the GOP a better chance of keeping its U.S. House majority. But many Indiana Republican senators have been hesitant to stack the deck in their party's favor. One Republican voted on Monday with the two Democrats in the Senate elections committee against the legislation. A final vote on the bill is expected Thursday. A new congressional map was previously approved by the House.