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A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including astronomer Geoff Chester of the U.S. Naval Observatory; House Speaker Dennis Hastert (Republican, Illinois) and Representative Henry Hyde (Republican, Illinois); Vice President Al Gore presiding over a joint session of Congress where the electoral votes were formally tallied; Lyle Gramley, a consultant for the Mortgage Bankers Association and a former Federal Reserve board member; President-elect George W. Bush introducing his final three cabinet choices: Spencer Abraham as Secretary of Energy, Linda Chavez as Secretary of Labor, and Norman Mineta as Secretary of Transportation; and President Bill Clinton announcing a ban on logging and new roads on 58.5 million acres covering 39 states.

As NATO leaders prepare to meet in Washington next week, Ukrainian leaders say they have made huge sacrifices to defend the ideals of the alliance and want a clear path to membership.

An increasing number of Venezuelan opposition activists are trying to flee the country. But finding refuge in other Latin American countries can be challenging.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Seth Jones from the Center for Strategic and International Studies about President Trump granting Ukraine permission to produce Patriot missiles.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, about his resolution to terminate President Trump's declaration of an emergency at the Southern border.

President Obama is promising new help for Mexico in its battle with drug traffickers. The President met one-on-one Thursday with his Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderon. Their meeting marked the beginning of a four-day Latin American tour, in which Obama is hoping to show that the U.S. is once again paying attention to the region.

The Department of Homeland Security renewed their Temporary Protective Status or TPS until July, but it doesn't look like the Trump administration will grant any more extensions.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Bernard Haykel, professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, about the conditions laid out for Qatar by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf neighbors for normalizing relations.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ed Passman, attorney for government whistleblower Tricia Newbold, about his client's decision to elevate concerns about security clearance practices in the White House.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with The Washington Post's Jason Rezaian, a former colleague of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, about the Saudi crown prince's White House visit.