🏗️Job Corps Shutdown: When Congress Funds What Presidents Want to Cut
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Trump moved to end the 60-year-old job training program serving 25,000 low-income youth, but a federal judge blocked the shutdown. The battle reveals core tensions between executive power and congressional funding authority.
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How many contractor-operated Job Corps centers did Trump attempt to close by June 30, 2025?
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What legal argument did plaintiffs use to challenge Trump's Job Corps shutdown?
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What was Job Corps' graduation rate according to the April 2025 transparency report?
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How many serious incident reports were filed across Job Corps centers in program year 2023?
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Which presidents previously attempted to cut or eliminate Job Corps?
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How much did Labor spend on Job Corps in fiscal year 2024?
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What broader Trump agenda does the Job Corps shutdown reflect?
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How many workers face layoffs at the San Diego Job Corps center?
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What age range does Job Corps serve?
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What federal act governs Job Corps operations?
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Name the federal judge who issued the temporary restraining order blocking Job Corps closures.
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Name the Labor Secretary who defended the Job Corps shutdown.
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What new workforce program did Trump propose to replace existing training funding?
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When is the court hearing scheduled to determine Job Corps' future?
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Job Corps operated at a $140 million deficit in program year 2024.
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Job Corps was originally created by Congress in 1964.
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Roughly 3 million students have participated in Job Corps since 1964.
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The Biden administration also implemented a pause at some Job Corps centers in 2024.
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Republican Senator Susan Collins requested information about Job Corps operations.
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