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Transport Secretary Sean Duffy Took A Corporate-Sponsored Family Road Trip. Taxpayers Paid His Salary The Whole Way.

Transport Secretary Sean Duffy Took A Corporate-Sponsored Family Road Trip. Taxpayers Paid His Salary The Whole Way.

ByKyle Khan-Mullins,

Forbes Staff

Boeing, Toyota and Shell sent Duffy, a multimillionaire, and ten family members on multiple all-expenses-paid vacations while he draws a taxpayer-funded salary.

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Transport Secretary Sean Duffy Took A Corporate-Sponsored Family Road Trip. Taxpayers Paid His Salary The Whole Way.

Boeing, Toyota and Shell sent Duffy, a multimillionaire, and ten family members on multiple all-expenses-paid vacations while he draws a taxpayer-funded salary.

ByKyle Khan-Mullins,

Forbes Staff

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How Kash Patel Turned Trump’s 2020 Election Loss Into A MAGA Money Machine

He minted cash as a Trump-world side hustler. Then he took the FBI gig—and traded seven figures for a federal salary cap.

ByKyle Khan-Mullins,

Forbes Staff

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The Billionaire Donors Behind Trump’s Midterm Superweapon

The super PAC that fueled 2024 has re-upped for 2026, even with Trump off the ballot—raising new questions about how the cash will be used.

ByKyle Khan-Mullins,

Forbes Staff

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How Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin Built An Eight-Figure Fortune

The only Cabinet secretary without a bachelor’s degree cashed out of the family business and invested in real estate and a frequently traded stock portfolio. Today, he’s 12 times richer than his predecessor.

ByKyle Khan-Mullins,

Forbes Staff

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How The Presidency Made Mar-A-Lago Trump’s Most Valuable Property By Far

The so-called “Winter White House” has become a billionaire magnet—and riding Palm Beach’s popularity and rising profits, it’s now worth over half a billion dollars.

ByKyle Khan-Mullins,

Forbes Staff

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Trump-Backed Candidate Advances In Special Election For Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Seat

Seventeen Republicans appeared on the ballot, along with three Democrats.

BySara Dorn,

Forbes Staff

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The Huge Billionaire Election Influence In Numbers—Nearly One-Fifth Of All Donations

Billionaires dumped $3 billion into 2024 election campaigns.

ByMary Whitfill Roeloffs,

Forbes Staff

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Rep. Tony Gonzales Ends Re-Election Bid Amid Probe Into Affair With Ex-Staffer

The embattled lawmaker is under a House Ethics Committee investigation for alleged sexual misconduct with a former staffer, with whom he has admitted to having an affair.

BySiladitya Ray,

Forbes Staff

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Texas Democrats See Opening In Cornyn-Paxton Runoff As Party Rallies Behind Talarico

As John Cornyn and Ken Paxton go to a runoff in the Texas GOP primary, James Talarico awaits his challenger as the Democrats try to turn Texas blue.

ByMike Stunson,

Reporter