In an astonishing cliff-hanger, the GOP-run Senate voted 51-49 on Friday to reject Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's last ditch attempt to sustain their drive to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care overhaul with a starkly trimmed-down bill. "Hello, he only needed 51 in the health care bill and couldn't do it," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., helpfully reminded reporters. Friday morning, House leaders turned to singer Gordon Lightfoot to point fingers. The House approved its health care measure in May, after its own tribulations. He said if McConnell abandons the health care drive, "he should resign from leadership."

Source: ABC News July 29, 2017 13:07 UTC