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One of the most intense battlegrounds between Republican moderates and extremists is in Idaho, where next month's primary is seen as a national test for how far to the right the GOP can be pulled.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending the meeting in Brussels. The U.S. and Europe are imposing new sanctions on Russia and promising to speed up deliveries of weapons to Ukraine.

In Alabama, college student Nick Dupree –- a young man who is so disabled that he can't move his body — took on the state health care system, and won.

Host Bob Edwards talks with producer, composer, and arranger Quincy Jones. In the second segment of this interview (first segment aired yesterday), Jones recalls his successful efforts at producing pop hits after a career that began in jazz big bands and be-bop. (8:38

Linda Wertheimer continues her conversation with Dan Bern.

Liane Hansen speaks with composer John Morton, whose new CD, Outlier features new music for music boxes (on Innova Recordings, available at www.innovarecordings.com). Morton has modified the mechanisms and run the sound through electronic processing, and works with other musicians who play traditional instruments on the CD. John Morton demonstrates his boxes for us in NPR's Studio 4A.

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah began Dec. 9 -- and Joan Nathan, author of The Foods of Israel Today, shares her favorite recipes for latkes, a traditional holiday potato pancake. All Things Considered host Robert Siegel was the lucky taste-tester for Nathan's modern revision of the venerable dish.

China was among those voting against the resolution, saying human rights were being politicized. Ukraine's U.N. ambassador said the case for suspending Russia is "obvious and self-explanatory."

The Russian war is expected to intensify in eastern Ukraine. Like most Ukrainians, journalist Iuliia Mendel is watching it all anxiously.

With his acoustic guitar and a batch of witty and insightful songs, Dan Bern is rapidly becoming the voice of a new generation of folk music. The singer/songwriter — hailed by some critics as the next Bob Dylan — talks about his latest album, titled New American Language. The CD is available on Messenger Records.