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The Help has become a box-office smash, and the National Domestic Workers Alliance is using the film to raise awareness for real-life Aibileens and Minnys via its "Be The Help Campaign." A series of viewing parties across the country on Oscar night is designed to support the actresses who, with their work, honored domestic work and made it visible. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates reports.

His resignation will trigger an internal election to pick a new leader of the Conservative Party, who will also be the next prime minister. He steps down after defections left him unable to govern.

Democrats have announced a detailed list of party leaders and rising stars who will speak during each night of the virtual convention next week.

In an address to the nation, President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed the opposition-controlled parliament has been destroying the country's liberal democratic order.

GOP presidential candidates will resume debate forums after the holidays. One political adviser pointed out that there may not be a clear frontrunner for the nomination before the party's convention.

In Indiana, Republican primary voters on Tuesday decide whether to give GOP Sen. Richard Lugar the chance at a seventh term. Polls show him in trouble, with his Tea Party-backed opponent in the lead. But for some, Lugar's perceived strength in the general election will influence their vote.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Joe Mitchell of Run Gen Z, which supports young Republicans running for office, about the next generation of leadership in the Republican Party.

A new law firm formed this week with a mission to challenge President Trump's executive power. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with James Pearce, one of the firm's top lawyers, about the legal void it intends to fill.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams was voters' top choice in New York City's mayoral primary race Tuesday, while former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang conceded.

The average cost of a new car is also at the highest on record, topping $47,000 a pop. At this rate, an essential household purchase is starting to feel like a luxury in America.