Six minutes of news from around the nation.

Federal judge issues new nationwide block against Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship; TX flood Death toll at 121 as search continues for the missing; Hoosier businesses face fallout from tariff shake-up; Sick of moving, MN senior worries about losing federal rental aid; Second mobile unit for helping formerly incarcerated launches in NC.

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The Public News Service Daily newscast, July the 11th, 2025.

I'm Mike Clifford.

A federal judge agreed Thursday to issue a new nationwide block against President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

That from CNN.

They report the ruling from U.S.

District Judge Joseph LaPlante is significant because the Supreme Court last month curbed the power of lower court judges to issue nationwide injunctions while keeping intact the ability of plaintiffs to seek a widespread block of the order through class action lawsuits, which is what happened Thursday in New Hampshire.

And from ABC News, at least 121 people are dead from those devastating floods in Texas Hill Country.

Kerr County was hit the hardest with at least 96 deaths, including 36 children.

Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

Meantime, Hoosier businesses across the state are feeling the ripple effects of rising tariffs and shifting trade policies, especially in farming, manufacturing and retail.

Aaron Lehman is the president of Iowa Farmers Union, but his concerns extend across state lines.

We put off buying machinery and making other farm improvements.

We're less likely to support our local suppliers and manufacturers.

Sometimes we even put off bringing the next generation onto the farm.

Indiana ranks in the top 10 nationally for corn and soybean production, two markets directly hit by trade volatility.

Supporters of tariffs say they protect U.S. jobs and fight unfair trade.

However, small business owners in other states say that rising costs and unpredictability are hindering their growth.

I'm Joe Ulori, Public News Service.

Business owners nationwide say they need trade stability to hire, invest, and grow.

And folks in Minnesota who receive federal rental assistance say it keeps them in places they want to live as affordable housing is in short supply.

Their needs are part of a new report that sets the stage for debates on the future of this support.

Minnesota Housing Partnership helped compile data on federal rental assistance programs.

The report says, altogether, the aid keeps more than 100,000 Minnesota families safely housed, including Linda Lee, a retiree in Winona.

She says she previously moved around a lot to keep pace with rising rents, but the Housing Choice Voucher program makes that less of a problem.

My reliance on the subsidy keeps me stably housed.

Without it, my monthly income would not match the existing rents.

President Donald Trump is eyeing the next annual federal budget with congressional action needed this fall.

He proposes a nearly 40 percent cut in rental aid.

The right leaning American Enterprise Institute backs the plan, saying these programs are no longer efficient and keep too many people trapped in dilapidated units while shutting out others who are eligible.

I'm Mike Moen.

The Minnesota report notes that only one in four eligible US households receives federal housing assistance, but the authors argue the proposed reforms won't close the gaps.

This is Public News Service.

A mobile unit in North Carolina that supports people who have been incarcerated has been so successful, a second unit is now rolling out.

The Recidivism Reduction Educational Program Service, or REPS, launched its first mobile resources center in January.

The first-of-its-kind center provides re-entry support and has assisted 3,000 people in its first 70 days.

Founder and head of REPS Kerwin Pittman says he was surprised at the number of people in need of the center's services.

Sometimes my specialists would stay in locations until the wee hours of the night, like 9, 10 o'clock at night.

And they may have been out there since 9 in the morning just helping and servicing individuals.

So when we realized how much of a help it was, it only made sense to launch a second mobile center.

The second mobile center launched at the beginning of July with a ribbon cutting ceremony that featured North Carolina First Lady Anna Stein.

On social media, she says the unit is an innovative way to get necessary resources directly to justice-involved individuals.

I'm Eric Tegethoff reporting.

Next to Wisconsin, where the agricultural industry could see both wins and losses under the new federal budget.

Chuck Anderis with the Michael Fields Agriculture Institute says it lacks investments in key areas like technical assistance to help farmers implement conservation measures.

Anderis predicts the gutted support and incentives that will go to large farms that need it the least will weaken conservation efforts and could have long-term implications.

And so you're having more runoff and more nitrates in the drinking water, but then you're also having birth defects in babies from the nitrates in the drinking water. and you're having huge medical costs beyond the devastating effects to human health from that.

Meanwhile, Wisconsin's new state budget does include some funding for programs that incentivize farmers to use conservation practices and reduce nitrogen pollution.

And Darra says this kind of investment will help prevent flood damage, improve water quality, and make agricultural systems more resilient, all of which affect public health.

I'm Judith Ruiz Branch reporting.

Finally, osprey populations on Virginia's Delmarvae Peninsula have declined drastically, according to a new report that warns the species may face a population collapse in the region.

The report by the Center for Conservation Biology at the College of William and Mary found a 90 percent decline in the number of nesting pairs of osprey on the peninsula.

In 1987, researchers observed 83 nesting osprey pairs.

This year, they spotted only nine.

Center Director Brian Watts says osprey rely heavily on Atlantic menhaden for food and access to food might be the culprit for such a major decline.

The pattern that we're seeing suggests that it may be a food stress or a prey availability problem.

Ospreys specialize on fish and that's all they use.

So they're a very good indicator for fish stocks.

Watts added the research didn't include studying the diets of the osprey on the peninsula.

I'm Zimone Perez.

This is Mike Clifford.

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