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Why an Indiana Republican defied Trump's redistricting push

Season 2025 Episode 346 | 7m 25s

President Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps in Republicans' favor hit a major roadblock in Indiana Thursday when Indiana Republican state senators joined Democrats to vote against a plan that would likely have created two new Republican seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. One Republican who voted to block the maps is Indiana Sen. Mike Bohacek. He joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss.

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