Judge and lawmakers question the Trump administration's plan to gut Job Corps centers

Members of Congress and a federal judge are questioning the Trump administration’s plan to shut down Job Corps centers nationwide. Job Corps is a residential career training program for low-income youth that was established more than 50 years ago. The Department of Labor last week announced a nationwide “pause of operations” for dozens of residential Job Corps campuses run by private contractors. The department cited an internal review that concluded the program was costly and had a low success rate. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Labor Department from terminating jobs, removing students or eliminating the Job Corps program without congressional approval.