(CNN) President Donald Trump is stoking division in the Republican ranks days before control of the Senate -- and the balance of power in Washington -- is decided in a pair of runoff elections in Georgia. "Our Republican Senate just missed the opportunity to get rid of Section 230, which gives unlimited power to Big Tech companies. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rubbed salt in the wound in a statement after the Senate vote. Dissent in the GOP ranksMeanwhile, fissures in the Senate GOP are opening up as the prospect of a vote becomes more real. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski defended Thune and called it "dispiriting" that Trump was "working to pit Republican against Republican."

Source: CNN January 02, 2021 05:03 UTC