Republicans appeal decision that threw out GOP-controlled seat

(AP) — Republicans on Monday appealed a judge’s decision to throw out the lines of New York City’s only GOP-controlled House seat, a case that could have national reverberations in the fight for control of Congress.

The appeal came just days after a judge ruled U.S. Rep.

Nicole Malliotakis’ Staten Island and Brooklyn district was drawn in a way that dilutes the power of its Black and Hispanic voters…