Manchin Says He Wouldn’t Vote to Pack Supreme Court, End Filibuster

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) attends the State of the Union address in the chamber of the House of Representatives in Washington on Feb. 4, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Monday night that he wouldn’t support the Democrats’ push to add seats to the Supreme Court or end the filibuster.

If Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) win reelection—votes are still being tallied—and Democrats win the two Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs, it would leave a 50-50 tie in the Senate.