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The Guardian reports: Social Security, the sacred cow of the US welfare system dating back to Franklin Roosevelt’s 1930s New Deal, faces significant threat as it reels under the stress of Elon Musk’s aggressive incursions, its former head has said. Martin O’Malley, former commissioner of the social security administration (SSA) under Joe Biden, said such a breakdown could result in …

NBC News reports: The race for Democratic Party chair has officially launched with former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a onetime presidential candidate, announcing a bid to take the reins. O’Malley, who has faded from the national scene of late, made a brief bid in 2016 to lead the Democratic National Committee, only to withdraw his name days later. O’Malley, who …

The Maryland Daily Record reports: President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he plans to nominate former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration. “Governor O’Malley is a lifelong public servant who has spent his career making government more accessible and transparent, while keeping the American people at the heart of his work,” Biden said in …

Martin O’Malley writes for the Des Moines Register: I will not be running for president in 2020, but I hope Beto O’Rourke does. And this is why. In 2016, my long-shot presidential candidacy found its flame extinguished between a rock and an angry place in my own party. America wasn’t in the mood for new leadership. We were in a …

Via Talking Points Memo: During a Sunday panel discussion on CNN’s “State of the Union,” former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) railed against President Obama and complained that Republicans are so frequently labeled bigots. Brewer was responding from comments Obama made on Friday warning against “charlatans” and “bigotry,” likely referring to Donald Trump. “President Obama just always comes tearing after …

After finishing a distant third in tonight’s Iowa caucus, Martin O’Malley’s campaign announced that he will suspend his campaign this evening in Des Moines at a meeting with supporters. We should hear shortly about tonight’s GOP casualties. 

Tonight at 9PM Eastern the three Democratic presidential candidates will hold a town hall meeting at Iowa’s Drake University. The event will be moderated by CNN New Day anchor Chris Cuomo and can be viewed on CNN Go although your cable provider login will be required. YouTube live stream below. Watch along with us and weigh in.

The first Democratic presidential debate of 2016 begins at 9PM Eastern from Charleston, South Carolina. NBC News will live-steam the event on their YouTube channel embedded below and their pre-debate coverage is already underway. Watch along with us. Unlike earlier Dem debates, expect sharp elbows tonight.

Speaking this morning on Meet The Press, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said that President Obama will not endorse a candidate until the Democratic nominee is chosen. Via Politico: McDonough said Obama won’t endorse in the presidential primary, despite his recent signal that he’ll weigh in on down-ballot races over gun control issues. “That’s not our job. That’s …

The final Democratic presidential debate of 2015 takes place this evening at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire. The debate airs on ABC at 8PM Eastern with World News Tonight anchor David Muir and ABC reporter Martha Raddatz as moderators. The event will be live-streamed on ABCNews.go.com and no cable login is required. Watch along with us and join in …

According to a report issued today by the Washington Post, Martin O’Malley’s campaign is just about out of money. They write: With barely 10 weeks before Democrats start picking their presidential nominee, former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley’s campaign is perilously close to financial collapse. The Democratic hopeful this week began asking the roughly 30 staffers at his Baltimore headquarters to …

The three remaining Democratic candidates for president will debate in Iowa tonight where the questions will now center on terrorism. The New York Times reports: In the hours after the deadly attacks in Paris, CBS News significantly reworked its plans for the Democratic presidential debate it is hosting here on Saturday night to focus more on issues of terrorism, national …

It’s not billed as a DNC-sanctioned debate, but the three remaining Democratic presidential candidates are in Rock Hill, South Carolina tonight for a “forum” hosted by Rachel Maddow.  The event will air live on MSNBC and can be viewed online with your cable system login. Watch along with us. Some believe that tonight will be Martin O’Malley’s swan song unless …

Oh, dear. Maybe it would sound better if he performed this in his traditional sleeveless muscle shirt. But probably not.

“Yet another anti-freedom politician jumps in the race today for POTUS. As cool as he is with his rock ‘n roll persona, this typical liberal’s erroneous grasp of our Bill of Rights merely continues the strange and disastrous agenda of Barack Obama. Good to know he doesn’t have much chance of winning. The democrats have greased the skids for their …

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Via the Associated Press: Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley says he will not seek the Senate seat of retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski. He is keeping open his option of running for president in a Democratic primary likely to include Hillary Rodham Clinton. In a statement Tuesday, O’Malley praised Mikulski’s service and says he expects that “very capable public servants with …

Via the Washington Post: Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D), who is weighing a 2016 presidential bid, spent part of his Memorial Day doubling as a street musician in downtown Annapolis. As captured by photos on Twitter, O’Malley played a six-string banjo at City Dock on Monday night, wearing a Baltimore Ravens t-shirt, cargo shorts and flip flops. He appeared to …