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Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Bernie Moreno wins Ohio's GOP Primary
The former car dealership owner beat out other primary challengers in a three-way race that tested former President Donald Trump's influence over Ohio GOP voters.
Rochester bans camping on city property in attempt to curb homeless encampments
The Rochester City Council passed an ordinance this week, banning camping on city property and city right-of-ways. The new rule gives Rochester City Police enforcing authority. Council members had strong opinions on both sides. 
This senator tells NPR why he's leading a charge against TikTok — and what comes next
The House has voted overwhelmingly to ban TikTok if its Chinese owners don't sell it. So now the future of the wildly popular social media platform is in the hands of the Senate.
There’s no place like home: Ruby slippers from ‘Wizard of Oz’ could find permanent residence in Minnesota
The conversation at the Capitol comes after news this week that the shoes were secretly returned last month after they were stolen from a Grand Rapids museum in 2005.
Young conservatives have grown up in Trump's Republican Party. Now, it's time to vote
With nearly a decade on the national political stage, for some of the youngest eligible conservative voters this year, former President Donald Trump has been pivotal in their political upbringing.