Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday made his most overt political threat to recalcitrant Republican state senators over early congressional redistricting, saying he’d look for ways to “compel” them to act – and vowing to support primary challengers.

Braun’s rebuke came shortly after a deep divide among Senate Republicans was exposed with a typically routine vote on adjourning Tuesday’s procedural Organization Day session until January.

Votes in the Senate and House set Jan. 5 as the date lawmakers will return to the Statehouse and start the new legislative session – not on Dec. 1, as previously planned – to take up President Donald Trump’s wish for Republican-led states to draw more GOP-friendly U.S. House districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The Senate’s adjournment resolution

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