Sen. John Cornyn’s reversal on scrapping the Senate filibuster is sparking backlash among some supporters of the 60-vote rule, with one leading proponent, former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., accusing the Texas Republican of ditching his longstanding position for political expediency. "When I was a U.S. Senator, there was not another person more committed to keeping the filibuster than Senator John Cornyn," Manchin wrote in a scathing social media post Thursday. "He understood the incredible political pressure I faced from my former party to get rid of the filibuster and give Democrats complete p...

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