Vice President JD Vance visits Indiana on Thursday to discuss redistricting with Republican leaders as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on GOP states to redraw congressional boundaries and give the party more winnable seats in the 2026 midterm elections.

The congressional redistricting fight — and Vice President JD Vance — are coming to Indiana. The big picture: Texas Republicans' plan to draw a new congressional map more favorable to the GOP before the 2026 midterms — at the urging of President Trump — has seemingly sparked a chain reaction with Democrats looking to retaliate with new partisan maps of their own.

Top Trump administration officials will gather at the vice president’s residence Wednesday evening as they continue to weigh whether to publish an audio recording and transcript of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s recent conversation with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

While President Donald Trump has previously publicly floated both JD Vance and Marco Rubio as potential heirs, he has so far refused to anoint a successor ahead of the 2028 campaign.

I also think we have incredible people, some of the people on the stage right here,’ President Trump said Tuesday while speaking about a third-term in 2028

President Trump said Vice President JD Vance was “probably favorite at this point” to succeed him as leader of the hard-right political movement.