Zinke’s Trump Cabinet days shape Montana race for US House


              Republican U.S. House candidate Ryan Zinke cleans a panel at the Vietnam War Memorial at Sunset Hills Cemetery, on Oct. 27, 2022, in Bozeman, Mont. The former U.S. Navy SEAL has faced criticism from Democrat Monica Tranel over findings from federal investigators that Zinke lied and misused his job while serving as Trump's Interior Secretary. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
            
              Republican U.S. House candidate Ryan Zinke, left, speaks with Darren Wilkins, an executive at Bridger Aerospace, in front a firefighting aircraft inside a hangar at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, Oct. 27, 2022, in Belgrade, Mont. Zinke is challenged by a well-financed Democrat on the left, a determined Libertarian on the right, and by his own reputation among Montana voters. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)