INDIANA rejects a redistricting proposal (Shutterstock).

Indiana is a solid-red state, not having gone for a Democratic presidential candidate since 2008. But this week the state’s GOP rejected one of President Donald Trump’s most desired projects.

The State Senate voted down a re-districting proposal this week urged by the president, a re-drawing of congressional districts intended to make more Republican-friendly seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

According to the Associated Press, the president approached the effort with more vinegar than honey, calling the state’s top Republican senator “a bad guy, or a very stupid one.”

When it was all over, 21 Republican senators voted against the proposed redrawing, repelled as much by the “tone” of the White House” as much as by the proposal itself.

Referring to Sen. Rodric Bray, Trump said, “He’ll probably lose his next primary, whenever that its. I hope he does, because he’s done a tremendous disservice.”

Trust sues over White House ballroom

A federal lawsuit has been filed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to stop the construction of the 90,000 square foot proposed White House ballroom.

The New York Times is reporting that the Trust intends to require President Donald Trump to submit his plans to several local governing bodies and Congress.

The historic East Wing had already been demolished and the White House contends that no zoning or building permits are needed because the president has the “final say.”

The lawsuit cites a provision of the U.S. Code stating that “no building shall be erected on any reservation, park or public grounds in the District of Columbia without express authority of Congress.”

King Charles III has “good progress”

“Good progress” is being made in the treatment of Great Britain’s King Charles III’s cancer.

United Press International reports that Charles, 77, spoke about his health in a video released Friday. He credited the improvement in his condition with his cancer to “early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to the doctor’s orders.”

The specific nature of the the king’s cancer has not been revealed. While the treatments are said to be going well, his cancer is not believed to be in remission or “otherwise cured.”

Weather: Cooler and then warmer

A mild warming trend is coming to our West Orange County cities for the next few days. The forecast calls for a daytime high on Saturday of 69 with an overnight low of 52. Clouds in the morning with sun in the afternoon, Sunday should tick up to 70 (51) with morning fog and afternoon sun, The warming continues with a high of 72 on Monday and an overnight low of 51 with partly cloudy skies. Tuesday warns even more with partly cloudy skies and temps of 73 (51).

Great Thoughts

“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

‘Someday, I hope we will all be patriots as much for our planet and not just of our respective nations.” – Zoe Well

“If you want to do something for the nation, you should first improve yourself, every person should do this, the society will be like what we are.” – Vishesh Panthi.