Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) responded to speculation about whether Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) would switch parties, saying he has no expectation of that happening.
It comes as Manchin faces backlash from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party as well as left-wing media outlets over his recent decision to vote against some Democrat-backed bills. Manchin, meanwhile, has said he is unwilling to abolish the filibuster, a key rule used by the minority party in the Senate that requires 60 votes to overcome.
