Republican efforts to reshape congressional maps to bolster President Donald Trump’s political influence are moving forward in some states and stalling in others — with a redistricting plan advancing in battleground North Carolina even as it appears to falter in deep-red Indiana.

In North Carolina, GOP lawmakers this week approved a congressional map designed to add another Republican seat and strengthen Trump’s hand in next year’s midterm elections. The new boundaries, passed along party lines in the state House and Senate, would likely give Republicans 11 of the state’s 14 U.S. House seats — up from 10 — in a state Trump carried in 2024. The proposal could threaten the reelection of Democratic Rep. Don Davis, whose northeastern district would be redrawn to favor Republicans.

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