Selena Simmons-Duffin

So with that kind of power, though, I mean, what do these Democrats want from their next party chair?

Stephen, I mean, right after the election, there was a lot of finger pointing about what went wrong and what could be changed. So it's been a month. How are Democrats feeling now?

Stephen, I mean, right after the election, there was a lot of finger pointing about what went wrong and what could be changed. So it's been a month. How are Democrats feeling now?

Stephen, I mean, right after the election, there was a lot of finger pointing about what went wrong and what could be changed. So it's been a month. How are Democrats feeling now?

That's NPR's Stephen Fowler in Atlanta. Stephen, good to talk to you again. Thank you. And that's up first for Thursday, December 12th. I'm Amy Martinez.

That's NPR's Stephen Fowler in Atlanta. Stephen, good to talk to you again. Thank you. And that's up first for Thursday, December 12th. I'm Amy Martinez.

That's NPR's Stephen Fowler in Atlanta. Stephen, good to talk to you again. Thank you. And that's up first for Thursday, December 12th. I'm Amy Martinez.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Anna Yukoninoff, Diane Weber, Megan Pratz, H.J. Mai, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Zia Butch, Nia Dumas, and Ben Abrams. You get engineering support from Nisha Hines, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Anna Yukoninoff, Diane Weber, Megan Pratz, H.J. Mai, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Zia Butch, Nia Dumas, and Ben Abrams. You get engineering support from Nisha Hines, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Anna Yukoninoff, Diane Weber, Megan Pratz, H.J. Mai, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Zia Butch, Nia Dumas, and Ben Abrams. You get engineering support from Nisha Hines, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

About half of states ban gender-affirming care for youth. This is the first time the Supreme Court has considered whether these kinds of laws discriminate on the basis of sex. As attorneys for the plaintiffs in Tennessee made their arguments before the justices, hundreds gathered for dueling protests outside.

About half of states ban gender-affirming care for youth. This is the first time the Supreme Court has considered whether these kinds of laws discriminate on the basis of sex. As attorneys for the plaintiffs in Tennessee made their arguments before the justices, hundreds gathered for dueling protests outside.

Tennessee lawmakers, conservative groups like the Alliance Defending Freedom, and others gathered to defend the ban. There were more people on the trans rights side of the barricades. A decision in the case is expected by the summer. Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.

Tennessee lawmakers, conservative groups like the Alliance Defending Freedom, and others gathered to defend the ban. There were more people on the trans rights side of the barricades. A decision in the case is expected by the summer. Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.