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A campaign sign supporting Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks was defaced with racist threats, triggering a police investigation, The Washington Post reported Monday night.

"The defaced sign, which sits on a grassy median near a busy six-lane road in Prince George’s County, where Alsobrooks is county executive, had two additions in black ink: the letters 'KKK' near her hands and crosshairs drawn on her forehead," reported Lateshia Beachum and Erin Cox. "Prince George’s County Police Department public information officer Brian Fischer said on Monday that police are investigating the incident."

Alsobrooks, who is Black, won the nomination to replace outgoing Maryland Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin in a hotly contested primary with Congressman David Trone....

A wealthy Democratic congressman violated federal law by tardily disclosing tens of millions of dollars in government securities and stock trades — nearly a year late in some cases, according to a new congressional financial filling.

Rep. David Trone (D-MD) reported 28 transactions involving short-term U.S. Treasury bills and a stock sale, valued between $21.65 million and $97.35 million total.

The transactions took place between April 18, 2023 and November 16, 2023, some nearly a year past a federally mandated 45-day financial disclosure deadline....