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A former Republican staffer who has made headlines for his social media comments — and was once rumored to be on President-elect Donald Trump's list for attorney general — delivered another threat on Monday evening, this time to former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY).

Cheney, a vocal critic of Trump, said in a statement Monday that Trump's suggestion that she and other members of the Jan. 6 committee see jail time "is a continuation of his assault on the rule of law."

President-elect Donald Trump is sending a clear, and dark, message to his supporters with his renewed vow to pardon the Jan. 6 rioters as soon as he takes office, former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance told MSNBC's Ari Melber on Monday evening.

Specifically, she argued, he is telling his supporters that no matter how many crimes they commit, he will have their back as long as the crime was on his behalf.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) used the acquittal of Daniel Penny on Monday to attack New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg – and encouraged the marine veteran to pursue legal action against the prosecutor.

A jury returned a not guilty verdict earlier in the day, refusing to find Penny guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, a homeless Black man who Penny confronted on a New York subway for threatening passengers. The judge tossed out the more serious manslaughter charge Friday after jurors became deadlocked during deliberations.

America got a slap on the wrist from the Pennsylvania governor Monday evening as authorities announced the arrest of Luigi Mangione on forgery and gun charges stemming from the killing in Manhattan of a health insurance CEO.

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday afternoon vowed that "justice will be delivered" in the shooting death of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, who was slain last week outside a hotel. He had been in New York for an annual UnitedHealthcare investors meeting and the shooter fled on a bicycle.

The Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives tore into Susan Valdés, a Tampa-area state lawmaker who defected from the Democratic to the Republican Party, in a statement obtained by Politico reporter Gary Fineout.

"It is sad that she has elevated her own aspirations above the needs of her district," said Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell. "It feels especially egregious in light of the fact that, just last week, she ran for Hillsborough County chair and lost by a substantial margin."

A real-life legal drama involving Rupert Murdoch’s trust was reportedly sparked by the hit HBO series "Succession," which gave audiences a glimpse inside the fictional world of a family dynasty and the ensuing power struggle among its members.

Call it an example of life imitating art, but the episode hasn't come to a conclusion just yet.

A group of 75 Nobel laureates are concerned that there will be a disaster for public health, with someone like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading the Department of Health and Human Services.

The New York Times reports that "it's the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice," according to 1993 winner, Richard Roberts, who helped draft the letter to Senators.

A Republican senator seized on right-wing reporting of "vitriolic threats" after a jury declared Daniel Penny not guilty of criminal charges after he choked a man to death on a New York City subway.

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) claimed Monday afternoon that Penny received threats after the verdict was read — and blamed "the left" for them.

Far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said Monday she was targeted with a pipe bomb threat that prompted a response from local law enforcement.

"The Rome Police Department's Assistant Chief of Police received an email containing a bomb threat directed towards me," wrote Greene in a statement on X. "The source of the email has been traced to a Russian IP address. Due to the international nature and severity of this threat, my office is collaborating closely with local and federal law enforcement, including the FBI, to ensure the perpetrator is brought to justice."

Republican Senators are starting to circle the wagons around President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense, former Fox News weekend co-host Pete Hegseth, with one particularly loyal ultra-MAGA lawmaker praising him as a “man of integrity.”

Hegseth has faced criticism for a wide variety of allegations, including tattoos that reflect an affinity for Christian nationalism, alleged “aggressive drunkenness,” possible alcohol intoxication on the job, alleged sexual assault of a woman who attended a Republican conference with her husband and children and says she was trapped by Hegseth in his room, and alleged financial mismanagement of two charities that support veterans.

A Fox News host with a self-described bias for his former on-air colleague Pete Hegseth made an odd case for placing Hegseth as head of the Department of Defense.

In an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, Fox News’ Will Cain referenced an interview bestselling author and University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson conducted with John Stossel in which the two discussed “being dangerous – that men should be dangerous.”

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) called out President-elect Donald Trump's "incoherent" plans for immigration on CNN, as he promises to work with Democrats to protect the legal status of "Dreamers" — part of a program he tried to eliminate in his previous administration — and while vowing "on day one" to eliminate birthright citizenship, something guaranteed in the Fourteenth Amendment.

"So, President-elect Trump expresses this openness to Dreamers, saying he wants to work with Democrats to protect them," said anchor Boris Sanchez. "He made similar remarks in his first term, expressing some openness. But when a deal fell through, his administration tried to end DACA. I wonder what you envision a bipartisan agreement on Dreamers might look like."

Two-time failed Republican candidate Kari Lake has emerged as a leading contender to become President-elect Donald Trump's ambassador to Mexico, Semafor reported Monday.

Lake lost her bids for governor and senate in the past four years. She then spent a lot of time at Donald Trump's country club in Palm Beach, Florida, until she was shoved out. She has also helped promote Trump's ongoing conspiracy theory that he won the 2020 election.