Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. And I'm Omna Navaz on the news hour tonight. A U.S. Supreme Court case

pushes gender affirming care for transgender minors back into the national spotlight. Being like a trans youth

member is like hard enough and you're hearing all of these things that lawmakers are

saying about you. It makes you feel like there is no purpose. Pete Hegsef meets with senators on

Capitol Hill in a bid to salvage his troubled nomination for U.S. Defense Secretary.

And on an historic trip to Angola, President Biden pledges more investment in African nations,

but is the NewsHour.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a key and controversial ally to assist him in his next term.

Peter Navarro, who served as a trade advisor to the president during his first term, will return in a similar role.

He spent four months in prison earlier this year

for defying a subpoena from the House January 6th committee.

Mr. Trump also named cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins

to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission

and Daniel Driscoll, an advisor to Vice President-elect J.D. Vance

to serve as Secretary of the Army.

Meanwhile, one of the President-elect's most embattled nominees,

Defense Secretary-designate Pete Heggseth,

met with Republican senators today on Capitol Hill.

Our Lisa Desjardin has been following his meetings today.

She joins us now from the Capitol.

So Lisa, bring us up to speed.

Where does that Hegset nomination, rather, stand right now?

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