What makes a mineral critical? Put simply, critical minerals help create the essential everyday items we all use. But these minerals may not be easy to get. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

In an escalation of his dispute with global trade partners, President Trump called for the Commerce Department to look at possible security risks from America's reliance on imported "rare earth ...

President Donald Trump spent most of 2025 hacking away at large parts of the federal government. His administration fired, ...

To strengthen the national security supply chain, the U.S. government has revamped a proposed critical mineral list with six new additions that have implications for key industries. The U.S.

The fertilizer industry and a raft of farm groups are backing legislation that would add phosphate and potash to the list of minerals considered “critical” to U.S. national security, arguing that too ...

Commodity groups, ag trade associations and private companies appealed to administration officials on Thursday to designate key fertilizer and herbicide inputs as “critical minerals” to shore up ...