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As Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., enters the field of 2020 Democratic contenders, NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Politico reporter Christopher Cadelago about Harris' background as a prosecutor.

Robert Siegel talks with Washington Post columnist and Brookings Institution Senior Fellow E.J. Dionne, and Weekly Standard senior editor David Brooks.

Noah gets reactions from beach volleyball players in Venice Beach, California, to Newt Gingrich's championing of their game as a symbol of freedom and Republican values during his speech at the Republican National Convention last night.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports that abortion is not among the issues being publicly discussed by either President Clinton or Republican Bob Dole. Observers say that's because both know that the issue could alienate parts of their constituencies.

In the Netflix hit series, House of Cards, Kevin Spacey plays a politician from Gaffney, South Carolina named Frank Underwood. The fictional president has…

With the first presidential debate just a week away, Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who is also editor-in-chief of The Daily Caller.

An oil painting by Marc Chagall was stolen from the Jewish Museum in New York two months ago. Now there's news that the painting is being held for ransom. The demand: peace in the Middle East in exchange for the painting's return.

Both Democrats and Republicans appealed to minority voters during their national conventions. Commentator John Ridley says both parties preyed upon stereotypes when pitching to African-Americans.

Linda talks with Arvid Bryne, foreign editor of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, about why, sometimes, unexpected people are selected for the Nobel Peace Prize. Bryne says the members of the Nobel committee are lobbied heavily but are not influenced by the lobbying.