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The podcast Serial has called new attention to the power that local judges wield over everything from license suspensions to prison sentences. “Judges in America are really the only elected public officials that the public invests with the authority to take their property, their liberty and sometimes even their life,” retired Cleveland Municipal Judge Ronald Adrine said. There are more than a dozen contested judicial races on Cuyahoga County ballots this November, from the state supreme court down to the court of common pleas.

David Greene talks to Democratic strategist Ali Lapp and GOP strategist Liesl Hickey, hosts of the podcast House Talk, about some of the consequential congressional races to watch on Election Day.

Lugar served six terms in the U.S. Senate. His work toward the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction earned him the nation's highest civilian honor in 2013.

The new Congress is about to hit the first 100 days milestone. A new Democratic House majority means a divided Washington with new voices, big debates and mixed results.

David Greene talks to Richard Fontaine, ex-foreign policy adviser to Sen. John McCain, about a dramatic week in U.S. foreign policy. Fontaine is president of the Center for a New American Security.

Everyone has an opinion about the big logos slapped on humanitarian handouts, from bags of food to temporary toilets. Are they helpful? Or do they make recipients feel like "supplicants."

The new trade deal signed by the U.S., Mexico and Canada says much of a car should be built by workers making at least $16 an hour. Some experts are skeptical that will happen anytime soon in Mexico.

As the partial government shutdown drags on, Rachel Martin talks to GOP strategist Scott Jennings about the options his party has to move forward and break the stalemate.

It’s been six years since the Cleveland Indians hired two-time World Series champion manager Terry Francona to lead their team and he’s been at the helm of a renaissance, a rebirth of the franchise that had so much success in the 1990’s. Francona has six straight winning seasons as Indians manager, one American League championship, and perhaps one rain delay short of a World Series title in 2016. On Friday, he leads the Indians into their fourth playoff appearance under his leadership.

Steve Inskeep talks to former diplomat Uzra Zeya about what she sees as declining diversity at the State Department. She worked there for 27 years but walked away from her job in the spring.