McConnell himself changed the filibuster practice when Republicans were in the majority, stunning Washington when he maneuvered the Senate to lower the 60-vote threshold for Supreme Court nominees to 51 votes, enabling Republicans to install three of Donald Trump’s high court judicial nominees over Democratic objections. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-race-and-ethnicity-senate-elections-filibusters-voting-rights-407aa6edeae59bb88c52f02b511bdc2e