{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/6adb7a4249636998e7e07b41?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How could Donald Trump interfere with the midterms?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1792765230022-1ca6b2eb-640d-4f72-a503-43226810b6e2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>January 6th showed how far Donald Trump might go to <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/10/13/americas-election-officials-are-ready-for-trouble?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subvert election results</a></u>. How could the midterms be disrupted before election day, on the day itself, and in the aftermath? And what’s the likelihood of those attempts succeeding?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Charlotte Howard, US editor</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Shashank Joshi, Washington bureau chief</li><li>Kennett Werner, Washington correspondent</li><li>Norm Eisen, co-founder of Democracy Defenders Fund</li><li>Ned Foley, director of election law at Ohio State University</li><li></li></ul><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Election interference </li><li>ICE agents at polls</li><li>The process for seating the House</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</a></em> <em> </em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}