U.S. Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan debated Thursday for the first — and likely only — time during the general election campaign. Alsobrooks, the Democrat Prince George’s County executive,

The issue of Republican Senate hopeful Larry Hogan's party allegiance took center stage in the first, and perhaps only, debate with Democratic opponent Angela Alsobrooks on Thursday.

In Maryland, a historically deep blue state, the Senate race is turning out to be unexpectedly competitive. Former two-term Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, is making a strong bid to flip the seat.