Republicans Defy Trump in Indiana, and Hundreds Quarantined in Measles Outbreak

12 Dec 2025, 11:00 by https://www.nytimes.com/by/tracy-mumford, https://www.nytimes.com/by/will-jarvis, https://www.nytimes.com/by/ian-stewart, https://www.nytimes.com/by/kate-lopresti, https://www.nytimes.com/by/megan-twohey · NY Times

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Republican members of the Indiana Senate voted on Thursday to reject an effort led by President Trump to pass a congressional map that would have given the party two more House seats.
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