Cornyn shifts on filibuster to back voting-restrictions push amid Trump endorsement

Sen. John Cornyn says he would back scrapping the Senate filibuster if needed to pass the SAVE America Act and homeland security funding, signaling a reversal from his long defense of the rule as he courts Donald Trump’s endorsement in a tight runoff with Ken Paxton; the bill, which would require citizenship proof and voter ID, has Trump insisting it be enacted, while Paxton has tied his own position to the filibuster issue.