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Capitol Clips

6 graded reports on Clad. Volume is public; the outlet's average grade, lean & social sentiment unlock with a free account.

Clad has been grading Capitol Clips segments since Jul 2026 — 6 reports so far, published as notable segments air. Its most-covered subjects on Clad: Congress, Iran, Board of Peace. Every report checks the segment's load-bearing claims against primary sources, then scores the coverage for factual accuracy, political lean, and how the public received it — so you can see how Capitol Clips's reporting holds up story by story, not just take its word for it.

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Tina Smith Challenges Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs in Senate Hearing With Jamieson Greer

Oct 19, 2026

The Capitol Clips video presents a April 2025 Senate Finance Committee exchange between Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) and USTR Jamieson Greer on the Trump administration's reciprocal tariff policy. Smith described the approach as chaotic and indiscriminate, a 'trade war' harming Minnesota farmers facing low prices and high input costs, Iron Range steelworkers (noting ~500 layoffs tied to slumping auto demand), and consumers viewing it as a sales tax amid stock market drops. She questioned the goals—revenue, fentanyl, or deficit reduction—and the arbitrary one-year trade-deficit formula for setting rates, asking if it would update with new data or provide long-term stability for onshoring.

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Rubio Rejects Rosen Claim He Partied in Miami During Iran Talks in Pakistan

Oct 15, 2026

The Capitol Clips video presents a June 2026 Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in which Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio on three issues: transparency and oversight of the Trump administration's Board of Peace for Gaza reconstruction, the status of State Department programs supporting women and girls after shuttering the Office of Global Women's Issues, and Rubio's absence from high-stakes Iran-related negotiations in Pakistan. Rubio defended the lean Board of Peace operation (recently hiring staff, working through the Institute of Peacebuilding), stated no US taxpayer funds had flowed to donor accounts, said the proposed $50 million contribution was reversed, disputed claims that regional bureaus lacked women's issues leads, and strongly rejected Rosen's characterization of his Miami location as attending a "party" instead of fulfilling his duties. The video includes contextual notes on a UN appeal for Afghan women's funding and 2026 developments on the Board of Peace and Iran talks. Sourcing relies on the hearing transcript, prior reporting cited by Rosen, and post-hearing narration. No independent experts appear; the channel's narration frames the exchange as a confrontation where Rubio dismantles Rosen's points.

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Sheehy Tests Hegseth on Weapons, Fitness in Confirmation Hearing

Sep 21, 2026

The Capitol Clips video presents a January 2025 Senate Armed Services Committee exchange in which Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT), a Navy veteran, questioned nominee Pete Hegseth on basic military knowledge including the number of genders, M4 rifle round diameter (5.56 mm), push-up capacity, Pacific bases (Guam), M4 magazine capacity (30 rounds), M9 Beretta caliber (9 mm), and night-vision batteries. Sheehy used the answers to affirm Hegseth's understanding of frontline realities before giving his endorsement, citing a prior private conversation on supporting warfighters. The segment then pivots to September 2026 developments from a Pentagon Inspector General report on Operation Epic Fury and a Congressional Budget Office estimate on the Iran conflict. Sourcing relied on the hearing transcript, the named September 15, 2026 IG and CBO documents, and Hegseth's January 2025 confirmation statements on rebuilding readiness and the defense industrial base. No outside guests appear; the narrator connects the 2025 hearing premise directly to 2026 munitions shortfalls and war costs without new interviews.

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Merkley Challenges McMahon on Graduate Nursing Loan Caps in Senate Exchange

Aug 24, 2026

The video captures a Senate exchange where Education Secretary Linda McMahon defends new federal graduate student loan caps from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (effective July 2026), arguing a $100,000 aggregate limit and $20,500 annual cap for non-professional graduate programs will pressure high-cost nursing programs to lower tuition. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) argues the caps, especially the annual limit applied across three semesters in many nursing programs, will restrict access for most private-sector advanced nursing degrees. The accompanying narration notes the June 2026 final regulations, ongoing warnings from nursing groups and Democrats about excluding advanced nursing from the higher "professional" borrowing limits ($50k/year, $200k aggregate), and frames the core disagreement as whether universities will cut costs, students will turn to private loans, or taxpayers will fund more borrowing. Sourcing draws on the hearing exchange, Department of Education rules, and stakeholder warnings.

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Murphy Questions McMahon on Ethnic Student Clubs and Federal Funding Risks

Jul 25, 2026

The clip shows a February 2025 Senate confirmation hearing exchange where Sen. Chris Murphy questioned Linda McMahon about West Point disbanding ethnic clubs in response to a Trump executive order and whether public schools risk federal funding for similar student groups. McMahon declined to address hypotheticals. Narration notes her subsequent confirmation on March 3, 2025, and the Education Department's moves on DEI policies. It ends with a viewer poll on the exchange.

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Scanlon presses Bondi on NSPM-7 domestic terrorism list compilation

Jul 3, 2026

The segment covers a House Judiciary Committee exchange where Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon questioned AG Pam Bondi about implementation of National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. It details the memo's directives to investigate and list groups tied to domestic terrorism, with a focus on ideological markers like anti-American or anti-capitalist views. Scanlon referenced Bondi's December 4, 2025, directive requiring the FBI to compile and update a list of such groups. Bondi acknowledged Antifa's inclusion but declined to confirm details or commit to sharing the list with Congress. The broadcast incorporates critiques from civil liberties groups and notes deletions of prior DOJ research on right-wing threats.

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