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A Maryland man has been charged with a hate crime after he admitted to vandalizing two libraries last week when he spray painted the word “Groomer” across the entrances of Greenbelt library last Thursday, and at the New Carrollton library on Saturday, WTOP reports.

Charles Sutherland, 30, who himself is a librarian and now on leave, was arrested on Wednesday.

A veteran journalist laid into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for abusing his power -- and costing taxpayers money -- to aid his re-election campaign.

The Florida Republican, who's widely believed to be eying a 2024 presidential run, has picked fights with COVID-19 experts, Disney World, the Special Olympics and many others in his political rise, but Tampa Bay Times guest columnist Daniel Ruth said DeSantis had reached a new low by pausing a 25-cent reduction in gas taxes.

The House select committee hearings have highlighted the tension between Donald Trump and Mike Pence, and their relationship will occupy the spotlight in the third public hearing.

The former vice president refused to carry out Trump's scheme to overturn his 2020 election loss, which witnesses say caused the former president to agree with his mob of supporters that Pence perhaps should have been hanged, but he still invited his running mate to visit at his Florida resort, reported the Washington Post.

According to a report from CNN's Gabby Orr, there is not a lot of excitement within Donald Trump's inner circle for him to jump into he 2024 presidential race in the very near future and they may not choose to be a part of his campaign if he does decide to run.

As the report notes, the former president is anxious to launch his third presidential campaign in an effort to "clear the field" of potential challengers -- including surging Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) -- but he is receiving pushback from close advisors who are worried that the lack of preparation and infrastructure will cripple the announcement.

In an epic debate, Republican commentator Scott Jennings was called out to his face by CNN analyst Kasie Hunt.

Speaking about the second of hearings for the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 election and conspiracy to overthrow the 2020 election, Jennings tried the "both candidates" approach to attacking the presumptive presidential candidates for 2024.

Former President Donald Trump is itching to announce his 2024 bid for the White House, and sources tell Rolling Stone he wants to do it in Florida as a way to "assert his dominance" over potential rival Ron DeSantis.

In fact, sources say that Trump wants to have a big 2024 campaign rally in a location close to the Florida governor's mansion to send a message to DeSantis about his place in the GOP pecking order.

Mike Pence, Tom Cotton and Ron DeSantis are already dipping their toes into the race for the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination, according to a new report in the Washington Post. But, they're not the only ones.

"With months to go before the midterm elections, the shadow campaign for the 2024 Republican nomination is well underway, with at least 15 potential candidates traveling the country, drawing up plans, huddling with donors or testing out messages at various levels of preparation. The quadrennial circus — described by more than 20 people with direct knowledge who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private machinations — has kicked into gear despite the public hints from Trump that he too plans to join the scrum 'a third time,' says the report.