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.

“I also think we have incredible people, some of the people on the stage right here,” Trump said Tuesday, while he stood near Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi, among others. “So it’s too early, obviously, to talk about it, but certainly he’s doing a great job, and he would be probably favored at this point.”

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Vice President JD Vance is “most likely” his heir apparent to serve as the Republican nominee in 2028, the furthest he has gone in backing Vance as a future presidential candidate.

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.

A dinner scheduled Wednesday night at Vice President JD Vance’s residence was seen as an opportunity for Trump administration officials to realign amid the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal, though it’s now in flux.