Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has indicated the United States needs to source more minerals domestically and from friendly nations in order to meet new demands for electric vehicles (EVs). The supply chain for minerals used in EV batteries is heavily controlled by China. Buttigieg testified during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday that the…

U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Ryan Zinke (R-MT), joined by other House Representatives, announce the new “Northern Border Security Caucus,” a coalition of 28 Members of Congress who are concerned about the increased human and drug trafficking, along with the decreased Border Patrol agents and lack of security along the U.S.-Canada border. …

Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.), New Mexico’s only Republican in Congress, was defeated in the midterm elections. The race to represent New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District was called on Nov. 10, with Herrell, 58, losing to Democrat Gabriel Vasquez. “While we are disappointed by the final results, I am incredibly proud of our team and the…

Ryan Zinke, a former Trump administration official, narrowly won the Republican primary for Montana’s 1st Congressional District on Thursday, according to results posted to the Montana secretary of state’s website. According to the preliminary result numbers, Zinke defeated former state Senator and his closest Republican rival, Al “Doc” Olszewski by just over 1,608 votes out of 84, 543 cast in the…

A shooting at a manufacturing facility in Maryland left three people dead and one in critical condition. A state trooper and the suspected shooter were both injured after a shootout. Donald Trump-endorsed Ryan Zinke won the U.S. House primary in Montana’s First District. The narrow victory came after days of hand-counting ballots. A Chinese fighter…

BILLINGS, Mont.—Former congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday that he’s running for Montana’s newly awarded U.S. House seat. Zinke told The Associated Press that he was running, a day after filing paperwork to organize a campaign committee. Zinke, who said he maintains a friendship with former President Donald Trump, told AP that political…