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Capitol Clips

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Clad has been grading Capitol Clips segments since Jul 2026 — 3 reports so far, published as notable segments air. Its most-covered subjects on Clad: Congress, Courts & Law, DEI programs. 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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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.

▶ Source: Capitol Clips