The legislature will reconvene next week to discuss redrawing congressional maps to help Republicans in the midterm elections following a Trump pressure campaign.

Minutes after the Indiana House confirmed it will return to the Statehouse next week to redistrict, Senate Republicans reversed course and will show up Dec. 8 to “make a final decision on any redistricting proposal sent from the House.

Municipal elections cost Indiana significantly more per vote than midterm and presidential contests, according to a new state study.

The Senate lacks the votes to convene for a special session on redrawing congressional maps, but the House on Tuesday signaled it does have the votes.

The Indiana Senate voted Tuesday to adjourn until January as its Republican supermajority continues to resist pressure from President Donald Trump to redraw the state’s congressional lines.

Minutes after the Indiana House confirmed it will return to the Statehouse next week to redistrict, Senate Republicans reversed course and will show up Dec. 8 to “make a final decision on any redistricting proposal sent from the House.

The vote was the latest show of defiance against Trump and his ally, Republican Gov. Mike Braun, who want Republicans to use their supermajority in both legislative chambers to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries before the end of the year.

An Indiana lawmaker who resisted President Donald Trump’s push to have Republicans redraw the state’s congressional boundaries was the victim of a swatting call that brought sheriff’s deputies to his home.

West Lafayette, is confident voters will reward the decision to stick to his principles. One challenger seeks to test that.

The president's criticism comes after Indiana's state GOP Senate leader announced that there was not enough support for lawmakers to pursue redistricting.