The US Senate will delay its summer break by two weeks to focus on breaking an impasse over health care reform and other pending work, its Republican leader said Tuesday.

A day after getting a firm nudge from President Donald Trump to pass a health care reform bill, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell blamed what he called a lack of cooperation from Democrats as he announced the recess will now start in mid-August, rather than at the end of July.

Source: AFP