Max Burns
Democratic strategist
Max Burns is a Democratic strategist and founder of Third Degree Strategies. Find him on X, @themaxburns.
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These Democrats are co-signing a bill that expands ICE’s surveillance power
CORCA empowers DHS to collect sensitive personal information from retail shoppers and share that information with agencies including ICE.
Opinion
George Santos’ latest alleged scandal highlights the insidious rise of prediction markets in politics
Honest politicians are right to worry about the corrosive effect prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have on public trust and good government.
Opinion
Trump got his revenge on Thomas Massie — but at a huge price
The president’s awful poll numbers haven’t loosened his grip on the base. Massie learned that the hard way.
Opinion
Reps. Wilson and Kean are the latest congresspeople to engage in this disturbing trend
A staggering lack of transparency with voters raises a serious question about what voters should do when they find themselves lacking a representative in Congress.
Opinion
Trump seems to believe firing people will help his tanking approval ratings
It’s no coincidence that Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi exited stage far right as voters delivered Trump his worst-ever approval ratings.
Opinion
Trump’s reply to the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling unleashes more chaos
Lawmakers must assume what Trump demonstrated on Friday: that the administration will do everything it can to skirt the court’s decision.
Opinion
Mike Johnson may have already lost
The Speaker of the House doesn’t appear to be the leader of his own caucus anymore.
Opinion
How the White House’s attempt to publicly shame me as a journalist backfired
The White House’s attempt to shame journalists for reporting the truth only shows how low President Trump’s energy is these days.
MS NOW Opinion
Virginia’s gubernatorial election is a referendum on the government shutdown
The wrath of out-of-work federal workers could decide the race between Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat former Rep. Abigail Spanberger.
MS NOW Opinion
The Trump-approved Qatari base in Idaho should raise major security concerns
If Democrats want voters to treat this like the national security crisis it is, they’ll need to get a lot more comfortable explaining why Qatar isn’t our friend.