money in politics @forbes | always @thedartmouth | alum @pittsburghpg, @budgethawks, @stillnorthbooks. rt/likes ≠ endorsements. he/him/his.https://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3mjnuqx5fls2lReally enjoyed speaking to @elizlanders.bsky.social and @dougaadams.bsky.social for @pbsnews.org about the Trump brothers' business dealings during their father's second term: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/tracking-the-trump-familys-business-deals-and-profits-in-his-2nd-term17 Apr 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnuqx5fls2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3mj5t3wuvvk2wNEW from me for @forbes.com: America has a new DHS secretary, and he's a lot wealthier than his predecessor. Here's how Markwayne Mullin made his fortune, in the latest installment of our Cabinet net worth series: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2026/04/10/how-homeland-security-secretary-markwayne-mullin-built-an-eight-figure-fortune/10 Apr 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5t3wuvvk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3mhxy2hz6kk2pALSO new from me and @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com: We've updated our Donald Trump net worth tracker with the latest figures. Here's every asset in the Trump empire. You won't get this level of detail anywhere else. https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/article/the-definitive-networth-of-donaldtrump/26 Mar 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxy2hz6kk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3mhxxeqgp322pNEW from me for @forbes.com: Mar-a-Lago's been an excellent investment for Trump for years, but these days, it's paying off more than ever, to the tune of over half a billion dollars. Inside the Winter White House's surge: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2026/03/26/how-the-presidency-made-mar-a-lago-trumps-most-valuable-property-by-far/26 Mar 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxxeqgp322phttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3mdvmxft6jc2oNEW from me and @zacheverson.com for @forbes.com: The Trump crypto deal revealed over the weekend was an amazing deal for the president. It looks to have been a bad one for the Emiratis. So why'd they make it? https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2026/02/02/why-the-trump-uae-crypto-deal-made-no-financial-sense-for-the-emiratis/02 Feb 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvmxft6jc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3mcaluuqwac2rFrom the archive: In 2024, @danalexander21.bsky.social and I reported on a particularly notable episode of Trump pressuring Fed Chair Jerome Powell for @forbes.com. It has new resonance today. Check it out here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2024/08/21/call-this-idiot-trump-ordered-cabinet-secretary-to-pressure-fed-chair-to-cut-rates/12 Jan 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaluuqwac2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3mbtupxjqkc2iNEW from me for @forbes.com: did the Venezuela attack benefit Trump financially? It looks that way. I run the analysis here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2026/01/07/how-trumps-attack-on-venezuela-may-have-boosted-his-net-worth/07 Jan 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtupxjqkc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3mbrd7xr6ik2vNEW from me for @forbes.com: I took an early look at the fundraising leaders in the House and Senate. TL;DR: Democrats probably have the edge, overall, but messy (read: expensive) primaries pose a potential challenge. http://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2026/01/06/heres-who-is-raising-the-most-money-in-the-congressional-races-that-matter/06 Jan 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrd7xr6ik2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3m7ii7aj4oc26NEW from me for @forbes.com: how Donald Trump Jr.'s fortune is up 500% since his dad won back the White House https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/12/08/how-donald-trump-jrs-fortune-jumped-six-fold-in-a-year/08 Dec 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ii7aj4oc26https://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3m76rkzmwu22oNEW from me for @forbes.com: Eric Trump is learning from his father's playbook and now has a larger individual fortune than any of his siblings. Here's how he did it: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/12/04/eric-trump-has-gotten-10-times-richer-since-dads-election/04 Dec 2025 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76rkzmwu22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3m6i3yao6i22xMTG may be resigning her term early, but she's still getting her pension. How? Read on in my latest for @forbes.com: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/11/25/how-marjorie-taylor-greene-locked-in-her-taxpayer-funded-pension-for-life/25 Nov 2025 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6i3yao6i22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3m63bdtoyss22NEW 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: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/11/20/vivek-ramaswamys-net-worth-has-nearly-doubled-while-hes-running-for-ohio-governor/20 Nov 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63bdtoyss22https://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3m3x6ppmbjk2bNEW 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. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/10/24/anyone-but-mamdani-these-billionaires-are-spending-big-to-stop-him-from-becoming-nycs-mayor/24 Oct 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3x6ppmbjk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3m2ulg757ek23NEW 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: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/10/10/as-the-government-shutdown-drags-on-here-are-the-finances-of-congress-leaders/10 Oct 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ulg757ek23https://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3m2ty2xpvzc2lNEW 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: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/10/10/how-hakeem-jeffries-became-a-millionaire/10 Oct 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ty2xpvzc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3m2kjxjmits26The 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: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/10/06/how-19-year-old-barron-trump-is-worth-150-million/06 Oct 2025 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2kjxjmits26https://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3lxwyaaoiy22lAs of this morning, the president's son is now a billionaire, too. From me and @danalexander21.bsky.social (check back for more updates!) https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/09/03/eric-trump-is-now-a-billionaire-in-his-own-right/03 Sep 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwyaaoiy22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3lwc2kt4v422iNEW 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: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lilyogburn/2025/08/13/how-trumps-energy-secretary-built-a-100-million-fortune/13 Aug 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwc2kt4v422ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3lwbyvehgk22iNEW 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. 1/413 Aug 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbyvehgk22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3luqbbgxfqk2bNEW 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: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/07/24/heres-how-much-jd-vance-is-worth/24 Jul 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqbbgxfqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3lsf7fo2cyk2fNEW 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: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/06/24/heres-how-much-new-york-city-mayoral-candidate-zohran-mamdani-is-worth/24 Jun 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsf7fo2cyk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3lsc6xaxlq22gNEW 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! https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/06/23/heres-how-much-andrew-cuomo-is-worth/23 Jun 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc6xaxlq22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kylekhanmullins.bsky.social/post/3lrt5wtwfi22fNEW 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. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/06/17/how-barron-trump-could-have-earned-40-million-from-his-dads-crypto-venture/17 Jun 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:m443322wgpxptsbbah5dlazu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrt5wtwfi22f