# The Trump administration’s attacks on mail-in ballots sow chaos ahead of midterms

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Podcast: [Connect with Jacob Soboroff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connect-with-jacob-soboroff-7904739)
Published: 2026-08-29T17:13:43+00:00
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August 29, 2026; 12pm: CA Attorney General Rob Bonta; N+ Univision National Correspondent Lidia Terrazas; Creator of “Islands in the Sky,” Andrew Aydin; Hurricane Helene Survivor Jessica Stepp Edney

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