Federal judges block Texas GOP redistricting plan, sparking Republican backlash over racial gerrymandering claims as case heads to Supreme Court.

President Donald Trump's push for redistricting to maintain Republican control of the House faces legal challenges and resistance from state legislatures.

The call, in which someone reported a fake emergency at the Terre Haute home of state Sen. Greg Goode on Sunday, came hours after Trump criticized Indiana lawmakers for not moving forward with the plan and singled out Goode and others.

State leaders had a lot to say after an El Paso three-judge panel blocked the state's newly-redrawn congressional map Tuesday.

By: Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic INDIANAPOLIS — A few dozen Hoosiers gathered under the Indiana Statehouse rotunda Tuesday morning to call on lawmakers to approve new congressional district maps that could give Republicans a 9-0 advantage in the U.

A panel of federal judges on Tuesday blocked Texas from using its new congressional map in next year’s midterm elections.