President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to create more House seats favorable to his party, part of a broader effort to help t...

The president’s directive signals part of the strategy Trump is likely to take to avoid a repeat of his first term, when Democrats flipped the House just two years into his presidency.

The president said he hopes to net at least five House seats for Republicans after pressuring Texas officials to begin a controversial mid-decade gerrymander.