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A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's news, including Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich (R-Ga); President Bill Clinton at the 50th anniversary celebrations in honor of baseball player Jackie Robinson, and golfer Tiger Woods on winning the Masters tournament.

The House select committee is set to investigate the events of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

President Clinton and Senate Majority Leader Dole addressed the National Governors' Association today. NPR's White House correspondent Mara Liasson reports both men praised the governors for coming up with a bipartisan compromise on Medicaid and welfare -- two of the biggest federal programs administered by the states and two of the biggest stumbling blocks in negotiations over a federal budget.

Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary apologized today for mismanaging her expensive overseas official travel. But she also defended the trips, in her testimony before the House Commerce investigations subcommittee. O'Leary said her missions abroad generated business for American firms and benefitted U-S foreign policy. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Carl Cannon, White House orrespondent of the Baltimore Sun and Mike Christiansen, defense policy editor or the Congressional Quarterly Magazine about a number of topics in this week's ews including the explosion of TWA's flight 800, the Welfare reform bill which he US Senate passed, a compromise Health Care bill and Campaign '96.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past eek's news, including State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns, United Nations mbassador Madeleine Albright, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, UN ecretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali, House Minority Leader David Bonior D-Mi) and ValuJet CEO Lewis Jordan.

There is more to presidential politics than just the Republicans and Democrats fighting over control of the White House. Although Ross Perot did not receive as large a proportion of the vote in yesterday's election as he did in 1992, he made a significant showing in several states. We consider the fortunes of Perot, Ralph Nader, and other "minor party" presidential candidates.

about President Clinton as he prepares to begin his second term... and Speaker Gingrich as he prepares to face a House vote on the recommended punishments for his ethics violations.

The White House announced an agreement with several airlines today, under which the carriers will make sure that their cargo holds have fire detectors. The decision is a result of the ValuJet crash in the Everglades that killed 110 people last May. Investigators say the accident was caused by fire in the cargo hold. NPR's Steve Inskeep has a report.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the victory of Democrat Carolyn McCarthy, giving her a House seat from New York state. McCarthy was widowed after the Long Island Railroad shootings, and defeated incumbent Republican freshman Daniel Frisa after he voted to repeal an assault weapons ban.