Trump Administration Withholds Adult Education Grant Funds

A-score: rule_of_law(3) for withholding congressionally appropriated funds without clear legal authority; separation(3) for executive branch potentially overriding legislative appropriations; civil_rights(2) for educational access impacts on vulnerable populations; capture(1) for potential policy redirection. Severity: durability(0.9) - can persist through grant cycle, reversibility(0.95) - administratively reversible, precedent(1.0) - standard. Mechanism modifier 1.15 for resource_reallocation affecting federal programs. Scope 1.2 for federal/moderate. Base: (0×0.22 + 3×0.18 + 3×0.16 + 2×0.14 + 1×0.14 + 0×0.10 + 0×0.06) × 0.855 × 1.15 × 1.2 = 15.5. B-score: Layer1 (outrage:3, meme:1, novelty:2, media:3) = 4.95. Layer2 (mismatch:2, timing:1, pivot:1, pattern:2) = 2.7. Intentionality 4/15 = 0.13 weight. Final: 4.95×0.55 + 2.7×0.45×1.13 = 10.2. Delta = +5.3. Neither list qualifies (A<25, B<25).