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Martin O’Malley was Maryland’s governor from 2007 to 2015 and previously served as mayor of the city of Baltimore.

White House

Biden taps Martin O’Malley for Social Security commissioner

Former Maryland governor would be first agency head nominated by a Democratic president since 2001

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 26, 2023 at 11:56am, Updated at 4:38pm

Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., could be a powerful ally for state and local government workers' lobbying efforts.

Policy

Government pensioners look to elbow into Social Security talks

By Laura Weiss
Posted March 3, 2023 at 10:30am
President Biden delivers his second State of the Union address in the House chamber Tuesday evening.

Opinion

Top House Dems found their 2024 candidate at SOTU: ‘Scranton Joe’

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 10, 2023 at 8:00am
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is one of the more prominent House Republicans.

Opinion

Republicans still trying to starve the beast

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted January 30, 2023 at 3:10pm
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., right, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., conduct a news conference after a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Republican National Committee on Wednesday.

House GOP considering ‘clean’ short-term debt limit suspension

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 25, 2023 at 7:31pm
Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., left, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, and ranking member Kevin Brady, R-Texas, had yet to agree on legislation as of Wednesday, but said they were getting close.

Top tax writers diverge on lame-duck Social Security fix

By Laura Weiss
Posted December 15, 2022 at 10:20am, Updated at 12:42pm
The Social Security Administration announced that recipients will receive a historically large cost-of-living adjustment to cope with inflation.

Social Security benefits to see biggest boost in four decades

By Aidan Quigley
Posted October 13, 2022 at 10:02am
From left, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García conduct a news conference in September related to hurricane aid for Puerto Rico.

Supreme Court to weigh how Congress treats Puerto Rico

By Todd Ruger
Posted November 8, 2021 at 11:03am
A Social Security Administration building in Burbank, Calif., is seen in November. The backlog of pending disability applications at the SSA has had serious consequences for Americans with disabilities, Allsup writes.

Biden proposal could be the answer to Social Security disability benefit woes

By Jim Allsup
Posted June 29, 2021 at 5:30am
From left, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., along with Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, not pictured, announced on Thursday that they had reached a deal on a spending agreement before government funding runs out at the end of this week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Lawmakers unveil two mega spending packages

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted December 16, 2019 at 11:20am