2026 Election

Transport Secretary Sean Duffy Took A Corporate-Sponsored Family Road Trip. Taxpayers Paid His Salary The Whole Way.
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.
Forbes Staff
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.
Forbes Staff
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.
Forbes Staff
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.
Forbes Staff
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.
Forbes Staff
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
The Huge Billionaire Election Influence In Numbers—Nearly One-Fifth Of All Donations
Billionaires dumped $3 billion into 2024 election campaigns.
Forbes Staff
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.
Forbes Staff
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,
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