# Attacks on mail-in ballots threaten democracy, USPS steps up to bolster the defense

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Podcast: [Connect with Jacob Soboroff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connect-with-jacob-soboroff-7904739)
Published: 2026-08-29T16:35:48+00:00
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## Resource

August 29, 2026; 10am: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD); President and CEO of Democracy Forward Skye Perryman; NAACP National Director for Youth & College Tylik McMillan; Ashley and Sage Lowman

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