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Kyle Khan-Mullins
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MTG may be resigning her term early, but she's still getting her pension. How? Read on in my latest for @forbes.com:

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How Marjorie Taylor Greene Locked In Her Taxpayer-Funded Pension For Life
It’s not much cash, and she doesn’t need it, but it’s enough to buy herself 210 MAGA hats a year.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
NEW from me for @forbes.com: Vivek Ramaswamy may have lost a presidential run and his spot atop DOGE, but as he runs to lead Ohio, his net worth is higher than ever. Here's why:

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Here's How Much Vivek Ramaswamy Is Worth
The billionaire may have missed out on running DOGE, but thanks to his former pharma company’s banner year his fortune is up about 80%.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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NEW from me for @forbes.com: They're putting in MILLIONS. Behold, a comprehensive look at every billionaire wading in big-time trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor.

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These Are The Billionaires Cutting Checks To Stop Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani says billionaires shouldn’t exist. Some of them have put their fortunes to work trying to stop him from leading America’s largest city.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
NEW from me for @forbes.com: Congress is still collecting paychecks even as the government shutdown continues. Here's a collection of my coverage of congressional leadership finances:

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Here’s How Much Congressional Leaders Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer and John Thune Are Worth
Both Democratic congressional leaders are richer than their Republican counterparts—and all four are getting paid even as the government has closed up operations.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
NEW from me for @forbes.com: What better time than a government shutdown to finish my series on the net worth of congressional leadership? Here's House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, who's richer than Mike Johnson but poorer than his Senate counterparts:

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Here’s How Much Hakeem Jeffries Is Worth
The House minority leader and longtime politician is plenty comfortable, even after putting two kids through college.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
The Trump family's crypto boom is even making its youngest members wildly wealthy. Just look at Barron, whose estimated fortune is now more than 800x that of the median American household:

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Here’s How Much Barron Trump Is Worth
Trump’s youngest son taught his dad a thing or two about crypto. Now the NYU sophomore is making a fortune before he even turns 20.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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2025: The US president's 19-year-old son is worth an estimated $150 million.

@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Here’s How Much Barron Trump Is Worth
Trump’s youngest son taught his dad a thing or two about crypto. Now the NYU sophomore is making a fortune before he even turns 20.
www.forbes.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
As of this morning, the president's son is now a billionaire, too. From me and @danalexander21.bsky.social (check back for more updates!)

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Eric Trump Is Now A Billionaire
It’s not just the president getting rich on crypto. His heirs are now making more money in months than Donald Trump did from decades in real estate.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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🚨 Breaking: “Eric Trump Is Now A Billionaire In His Own Right”

@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social, @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Eric Trump Is Now A Billionaire
It’s not just the president getting rich on crypto. His heirs are now making more money in months than Donald Trump did from decades in real estate.
www.forbes.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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NEW from money in politics intern @lilyogburn.bsky.social for @forbes.com: Energy Secretary Chris Wright once drank fracking fluid on camera to try and prove its safety. Today, he's one of three centimillionaires in Donald Trump's Cabinet. Read the full profile here:
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Here’s How Much Energy Secretary Chris Wright Is Worth
The energy secretary had to sell his extensive oil-and-gas holdings upon taking office. Now his most valuable asset is an estate in the ultraswank Yellowstone Club.
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August 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
NEW from me and @lilyogburn.bsky.social for @forbes.com today! After digging into thousands of pages of financial disclosures and public records and interviews with experts across the economy, we've can definitively say: Here's how much everyone in Donald Trump's Cabinet is worth. 1/4
August 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
NEW from me for @forbes.com: Our estimate of JD Vance's net worth is up by $2 million this year, bringing it to $12 million. Dig into his newly disclosed assets and our other findings here: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
The Vice President’s Net Worth Has Increased Along With His Fame
The “hillbilly” is richer than ever thanks to a raise, strong equity markets and newly disclosed assets.
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July 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
NEW from me for @forbes.com: Zohran Mamdani is neck and neck in the polls with Andrew Cuomo, but not so much in terms of his finances. Here's Forbes' take on his net worth as Election Day begins to wrap up:

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Here’s How Much New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Is Worth
Despite his own privileged path to power, or perhaps because of it, the son of a Columbia University professor and a movie director is campaigning as a socialist intent on redistributing New York’s we...
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June 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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NEW from me for @forbes.com, an intervention in the NYC mayoral race discourse: how much Andrew Cuomo is worth and just how he got rich. Check it out!
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How Did Andrew Cuomo Get So Rich?
His political star soared, collapsed and now may rise again. His finances, though, have been on a steady upward trajectory, thanks to a book deal and a nuclear startup.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
NEW from me and @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com: For the first time (we know of), Barron Trump is involved in the family business—and that means we've got an estimate for how much the 19-year-old has made from his father's crypto empire.

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How Much Is Barron Trump Worth?
Trump’s oldest children earned a couple million dollars a year working for their dad's real-estate empire. Barron Trump appears to be earning much more, much faster.
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June 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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"How Rich Is Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent?

The South Carolinian struggled to generate big returns at his own hedge fund. Bessent has always thrived, however, working for big personalities."

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Here's How Much Scott Bessent Is Worth
The South Carolinian struggled to generate big returns at his own hedge fund. Bessent has always thrived, however, working for big personalities.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
NEW from me for @forbes.com: One of the wealthiest members of the Trump administration has a fortune that's tough to pin down. He's likely not a billionaire, but here's what I found in my valuation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent:

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Here's How Much Scott Bessent Is Worth
The South Carolinian struggled to generate big returns at his own hedge fund. Bessent has always thrived, however, working for big personalities.
www.forbes.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
Wondering just how much DHS secretary Kristi Noem is worth? I dug into her finances and public records for @forbes.com and have the answer: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
Here’s How Much Kristi Noem Is Worth
Noem, who often emphasizes her rough-and-tumble rural roots, can thank her husband’s insurance business for much of her money.
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May 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Trump Media is building a Bitcoin reserve.

So is the Trump White House.

Two fronts, one crypto strategy.

Here’s how Trump’s private company and public policy just aligned—

me, for @forbes.com
Trump Media Is Raising $2.5 Billion To Build A Bitcoin Reserve
As the pro-crypto White House moves to establish a strategic bitcoin stockpile, Trump’s media company is adopting a parallel approach.
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May 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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The always-incredible @danalexander21.bsky.social and I talked to folks who have been around Trump and planes for years and... they had not-always-PG thoughts for us. My latest for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Looking Back At Trump's Years-Long Obsession With Oversized Airplanes
As diplomats around the world struggle to figure out Trump, Qatar may have found the perfect way to please the American president—dangling a supersized gift to stroke his ego.
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May 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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New: "Trump Store Touts ‘Presidential Gold Note’ As Tariffs Rattle Markets And Gold Prices Soar"

me, for @forbes.com

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Trump Store Touts ‘Presidential Gold Note’ As Tariffs Rattle Markets And Gold Prices Soar
The $47 note contains about $11 worth of gold.
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April 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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New: "Don Jr. And Eric Trump Landed $3 Million In Stock For Joining Firm’s Advisory Board That Had Little Public Presence Before Their Appointment"

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Don Jr. And Eric Trump Landed $3 Million In Stock For Joining Firm’s Advisory Board That Had Little Public Presence Before Their Appointment
New SEC filings show the Trumps were granted 750,000 shares for joining the advisory board and helping the stock reach a 52-week high.
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April 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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With rare earths from China in the news, re-upping profiles I previously wrote for @forbes.com on Noveon, a recycler of these materials…https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2023/05/10/meet-the-texas-startup-that-recycles-rare-earth-magnets-bypassing-china/
April 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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NEW from me for @forbes.com: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears to have bought, then sold, a mansion in Charleston, losing $100,000 in just over a month. I dug into the documents and what we know here:

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How Scott Bessent’s LLC Flipped A House And Lost $100,000 In One Month
South Carolina real estate records show an odd transaction just as Bessent was taking office as Treasury Secretary.
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April 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
Got to do some boots-on-the-ground reporting this morning when I heard my local crosswalk sound like Jeff Bezos and talk about Luigi Mangione:

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Seattle Crosswalks Hacked To Sound Like Jeff Bezos
Pedestrians pushing a crosswalk button near the University of Washington got to listen to “Bezos” spout on about not taxing the rich and even reference Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of United Hea...
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April 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM