According to an August 29 Bloomberg report, as the midterm elections approach and polls suggest Democrats are poised to regain control of at least one chamber of Congress, market strategists warn that a Democratic-controlled Congress would trigger a wave of congressional investigations into companies with government equity stakes, impacting both corporate brands and stock prices. Furthermore, a shareholder lawsuit is challenging the legality of the government's stake in Intel. Should the court rule that the CHIPS Act does not grant the Department of Commerce the authority to exchange equity for subsidies, the legal foundation of the entire government's equity portfolio would be shaken. Over the past year, shares of companies with government stakes, such as Intel, MP Materials, and Trilogy Metals, had surged by over 70% to 300% cumulatively, but have recently pulled back significantly. Analysts note that these gains were largely short-lived bursts following news announcements, with fragile momentum.