The White House, Congress, politics and the news media: How Washington has changed over nearly four decades of The Diane Rehm Show.

A new investigation by The New York Times details a Russian cyber-espionage effort to tip the 2016 election to Donald Trump and disrupt House races in a dozen states. Missed signals and consequences of a Russian-backed campaign to interfere with U-S elections.

2016 has seen the passing of some of the most beloved musicians of our time, including David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen and Sharon Jones. We celebrate these performers and what they’ve meant for American music and culture.

This year’s slate of Academy Award contenders features an African-American coming-of-age film set in Miami and the new musical “La La Land.” Three critics talk about the best movies of 2016 and why the frontrunners this year aren’t Hollywood blockbusters.