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EPISODE · Jul 27, 2026 · 32 MIN

[News] The Government Bought Into Thirty Companies. There Is No List of What It Owns.

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Federal agencies have taken about $26.7 billion in equity and equity-like positions in private companies since January 2025, but no agency publishes a consolidated list, the statute most often invoked never mentions equity, and the best public accounting is kept by a private think tank.

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