As Senate Democrats on Tuesday announced a compromise voting rights bill backed by the entire caucus, advocates of election reform were quick to press Sen. Joe Manchin—who was part of the negotiations after opposing a previous broader proposal—to drop his resistance to reforming or abolishing the filibuster. The new Freedom to Vote Act retains parts of the House-approved For the People Act, which Manchin (D-W.Va.) refused to co-sponsor and Senate Republicans repeatedly blocked this summer—elevating calls to change the chamber's rules to advance the agenda of Democrats, who have the narrowest possible majority with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking tie votes.read more