( February 20, 2026, 10:14 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump has issued an executive order directing the secretary of Agriculture to consult with the secretary of War “to determine the proper nationwide priorities and allocation of all the materials, services, and facilities necessary to ensure a continued and adequate supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides.” Trump said that “consistent with the Department of the Interior’s designation, elemental phosphorus is a scarce material that is critical to national defense and security.”...