A new high-school program is reshaping how teens from big cities view rural Southerners. Thanks to American Tributaries, students from New York and New Jersey are discovering that farmers in South Carolina aren’t so different after all.

In a striking departure from Washington’s usual partisan atmosphere, columnist Megan Giles Cooney highlights the growing insistence on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. She argues that granting the public full access to these records is not only feasible but vital for maintaining government transparency.

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is urging Democrats to throw their support behind a Republican budget bill to reopen the government. Claiming that his own party contributed to the deadlock, Fetterman insists that a bipartisan approach is the fastest way to end the ongoing shutdown.

President Donald Trump has announced a new fighter jet mission for a Michigan Air National Guard Base, easing fears of its closure. The move marks a significant win for Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer, highlighting a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation.