POLITICS: GOP TAKES CONTROLOF NEW YORK STATE SENATE

NEW YORK TIMES: Republicans seized control of the New York State Senate on Monday, after a leadership fight among Democrats . . . READ MORE

WSJ/AP: Republicans appear to have retaken control of New York's Senate after two dissident Democrats jumped the aisle. The flip of senators Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and Hiram Monserrate of Queens gives Republicans a 32-30 edge in the chamber. . . . Republicans named Mr. Espada temporary president of the Senate . . . READ MORE

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