Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Vice President JD Vance is in the Indiana Statehouse Thursday to meet with Gov. Mike Braun and other legislative leaders as the White House kicks up pressure on Republican-leaning states to redraw their congressional maps to help the U.S. House of Representatives candidates in the 2026 midterm elections.
Vance was brought in through tunnels to keep him away from the public as protesters rallied outside the governor's office, CNN reported.
Braun confirmed earlier this week that redistricting will be among the topics Vance will discuss Thursday with the governor, House Speaker Todd Huston and Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, all Republicans, in a closed-door meeting, the Indianapolis Star reported.
To redraw the congressional maps in Indiana, Braun would have to call a special session, bringing lawmakers back to approve new maps. Republicans already control seven of the nine congressional seats in the state.
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