The place that made them is now a battleground for these Md. Senate rivals

In the final days of her closely watched race for the U.S. Senate, Angela Alsobrooks spoke to a crowd of senior citizens in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Maryland, vowing to protect their financial future and help Democrats retain control of Congress’s upper chamber. A few hours later and a short drive away, members of a local police union drank beers and cheered the arrival of her opponent, former Maryland governor Larry Hogan, who cast Alsobrooks as an ineffective voice who would perpetuate the partisan divide in Washington.