Americans have roughly 400 days to save their democracy from impending doom, according to one historian.

Timothy Garton Ash, a British historian and author, argued in a new op-ed for The Guardian that the 2026 midterm election could decide the fate of American democracy. If Republicans win, Ash argued that there will be no check on President Donald Trump's power, which would hasten the erosion of democracy.

"I return to Europe from the US with a clear conclusion: American democrats (lowercase d) have 400 days to start saving US democracy," Ash wrote. "If next autumn’s midterm elections produce a Congress that begins to constrain Donald Trump there will then be a further 700 days to prepare the peaceful transfer of executive power that alone will secure the future of this republic. Operation Save US Democracy, stages 1 and 2."

"During seven weeks in the US this summer, I was shaken every day by the speed and executive brutality of President Trump’s assault on what had seemed settled norms of US democracy and by the desperate weakness of resistance to that assault," he added.

Ash noted that the economy appears to be the best messaging topic for Democrats in the upcoming election. Recent job numbers have shown Trump's economy may not be as healthy as the president claims.

"So the big question is whether the negative economic consequences of Trump will be palpable to ordinary voters before the midterms," Ash wrote. "One astute political observer suggested to me that Trump, flush with revenue from the new tariffs, could do a pre-election cash handout to voters, perhaps presented as compensation for the 'temporary difficulties' of the transition to a MAGA economy."

"That would be a classic populist move," he added.

Read the entire op-ed by clicking here.

MAGA media entrepreneur Steve Bannon teed off on a Republican Senator on Tuesday during a new episode of his "War Room" podcast.

Bannon was responding to claims made by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who has decided not to run for re-election in 2026. Tillis claimed during a Senate hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel that people like Bannon "need to look in the mirror" about political violence.

"Even if it is a lower number," of right-wing people committing political violence, "bad is bad no matter how many numbers they are," Tillis said. "That kind of rhetoric and mobilization makes your job more difficult, and puts us in a position where we're not being as productive as you want the FBI, state, and local law enforcement to be."

Those comments didn't sit well with Bannon.

"Yo! I'm sure you know this, but you should understand that this podcast drove you from public office!" Bannon said. "You epitomize why this country is in the shape that it's in."

"You are one of these gutless, liver-lipped Republicans who just sit there and raise money from people," he added. "You say you're going to do things, but then you go up there and you do nothing."

"Your name will soon be forgotten!" Bannon said.

An interview with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday night went off the rails after a CNN anchor claimed that authorities still don't know the motive of Charlie Kirk's killer.

Cruz joined CNN's Kaitlan Collins on "The Source" to discuss the latest developments in the investigation into Kirk's assassination. Kirk, the co-founder of conservative student group Turning Point USA, was killed on a Utah university campus last Wednesday during a talk.

Cruz claimed the alleged shooter was motivated by far-left ideologies and "transgenderism." Collins rebutted that authorities are still working to determine the motive.

"We don't have a motive yet," Collins said. "We don't know yet. We've heard what the Governor had to say today, and what the FBI Director had to say."

"Of course, we know the motive!" Cruz shot back. "Really? That's CNN's position? He just happened to fire the gun in celebration."

"Senator, that's not what I said," Collins replied. "I said law enforcement hasn't laid out a direct motive. They've laid out a lot of evidence of the messages and what has been said."

"He was a left-wing activist who hated Charlie Kirk!" Cruz said.