:root {
  --ink: #10151d;
  --muted: #68707c;
  --paper: #f5f6f8;
  --line: #dce0e5;
  --blue: #071d8f;
  --blue-light: #1338c7;
  --yellow: #f4df18;
  --serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { margin: 0; min-width: 320px; min-height: 100vh; color: var(--ink); background: #fff; font-family: var(--sans); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
body.menu-is-open { overflow: hidden; }
/* Keep every page and story title consistently capitalized without changing saved WordPress content. */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { text-transform: uppercase; }
a { color: inherit; }
button, input { font: inherit; }
.container-xl { max-width: 1240px; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; left: 1rem; top: -5rem; z-index: 9999; background: #fff; border: 2px solid var(--blue); padding: .75rem 1rem; }
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }

.utility-bar { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; font-size: .73rem; letter-spacing: .02em; padding: .45rem 0; }
.utility-links { gap: 1.2rem; }
.utility-bar a { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; opacity: .82; }
/* The main navigation remains reachable while readers move through long articles. */
.site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; background: #fff; z-index: 50; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: 0 5px 18px rgba(12, 28, 75, .08); }
.masthead { min-height: 164px; }
.wordmark { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-decoration: none; }
.brand-logo { display: block; width: clamp(220px, 26vw, 310px); height: auto; }
.custom-logo-link { display: inline-flex; }
.custom-logo { display: block; width: clamp(220px, 26vw, 310px); height: auto; }
.tp-icon { width: 1.3em; height: 1.3em; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.icon-button { width: 43px; height: 43px; border: 0; background: transparent; display: inline-grid; place-items: center; color: var(--ink); }
.icon-button:hover, .icon-button:focus-visible { background: var(--paper); outline: 2px solid transparent; }
.support-button { min-height: 43px; padding: 0 1.1rem; align-items: center; color: #fff; background: var(--blue); font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; }
.support-button:hover { background: var(--blue-light); color: #fff; }
.main-nav { background: var(--blue); color: #fff; border-top: 4px solid var(--yellow); }
.main-nav a { min-height: 51px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .35rem; padding: 0 1.2rem; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .015em; border-bottom: 4px solid transparent; }
.main-nav a:hover, .main-nav a.active { background: rgba(255,255,255,.09); border-bottom-color: var(--yellow); }
.primary-menu, .mobile-primary-menu, .footer-menu { display: flex; align-items: center; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.primary-menu li { margin: 0; }
.nav-dropdown { position: relative; }
.nav-dropdown-toggle { min-height: 51px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .4rem; padding: 0 1.2rem; color: #fff; background: transparent; border: 0; border-bottom: 4px solid var(--yellow); text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .015em; }
.nav-dropdown-toggle:hover, .nav-dropdown-toggle:focus-visible, .nav-dropdown.is-open .nav-dropdown-toggle { background: rgba(255,255,255,.1); }
.submenu-caret { transition: transform .2s ease; }
.nav-dropdown.is-open .submenu-caret, .mobile-submenu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .submenu-caret { transform: rotate(180deg); }
.nav-submenu { position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; width: 640px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 210px; background: #fff; color: var(--ink); border-top: 4px solid var(--yellow); box-shadow: 0 18px 35px rgba(12,28,75,.18); visibility: hidden; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); pointer-events: none; transition: opacity .18s ease, transform .18s ease; }
.nav-dropdown.is-open .nav-submenu, .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-submenu { visibility: visible; opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); pointer-events: auto; }
.submenu-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); padding: .8rem; }
.main-nav .submenu-grid a { min-height: 74px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: center; padding: .8rem 1rem; color: var(--ink); border: 0; text-transform: none; }
.main-nav .submenu-grid a:hover { color: var(--blue); background: var(--paper); }
.submenu-grid a span, .submenu-feature span { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.08rem; font-weight: 700; }
.submenu-grid a small, .submenu-feature small { margin-top: .25rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 400; text-transform: none; }
.main-nav .submenu-feature { min-height: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: flex-end; padding: 1.4rem; color: #fff; background: var(--blue-light); border: 0; text-transform: none; }
.main-nav .submenu-feature:hover { color: #fff; background: var(--blue); }
.submenu-feature svg { margin-top: 1rem; }
.search-panel { position: absolute; inset: 100% 0 auto; background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 1rem 0; box-shadow: 0 14px 25px rgba(12, 28, 75, .12); }
.search-panel input { flex: 1; border: 0; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); padding: .7rem .2rem; outline: 0; }
.search-panel input:focus { border-color: var(--blue); }
.search-submit { min-height: 43px; border: 0; background: var(--blue); color: #fff; padding: 0 1.2rem; font-weight: 800; }
[hidden] { display: none !important; }

.mobile-menu { position: fixed; z-index: 100; inset: 0; background: #fff; padding: 1rem 1.25rem; }
.mobile-menu-head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding-bottom: 1.2rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.mobile-menu .brand-logo { width: 205px; }
.mobile-menu nav a { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 1rem .25rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); text-decoration: none; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.55rem; font-weight: 700; }
.mobile-primary-menu { display: block; }
.mobile-submenu-toggle { width: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 1rem .25rem; color: var(--ink); background: transparent; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.55rem; font-weight: 700; }
.mobile-submenu { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); padding: .45rem 0 1rem; background: var(--paper); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.mobile-menu .mobile-submenu a { min-height: 47px; padding: .65rem .8rem; border: 0; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 800; }

.breaking-strip { background: var(--yellow); padding: .72rem 0; font-size: .84rem; }
.breaking-strip strong { color: #fff; background: var(--ink); padding: .35rem .55rem; font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.breaking-strip a { align-items: center; gap: .3rem; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
.lead-section { padding-top: 3.4rem; padding-bottom: 4.5rem; }
.section-heading { border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink); padding-bottom: .9rem; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.section-heading h1 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.04em; margin: 0; }
/* Headlines receive one restrained editorial treatment so readers can scan interactive areas consistently. */
.section-heading h1,
.lead-copy h2,
.rail-story h3,
.visual-rail-story h3,
.latest-item h3,
.title-rule h2,
.opinion-box blockquote,
.newsletter h2 {
  text-decoration-color: transparent;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  text-underline-offset: .16em;
  transition: color .2s ease, text-decoration-color .2s ease;
}

.category-showcase-intro h2 {
  text-decoration-color: transparent;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  text-underline-offset: .16em;
  transition: color .2s ease, text-decoration-color .2s ease;
}

.catchup-feature h3,
.catchup-text-story h3,
.catchup-side-story h3,
.catchup-digest h3 {
  text-decoration-color: transparent;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  text-underline-offset: .16em;
  transition: color .2s ease, text-decoration-color .2s ease;
}

.category-feature h3,
.category-brief h3 {
  text-decoration-color: transparent;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  text-underline-offset: .16em;
  transition: color .2s ease, text-decoration-color .2s ease;
}

@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .section-heading h1:hover,
  .lead-copy h2:hover,
  .rail-story h3:hover,
  .visual-rail-story h3:hover,
  .latest-item h3:hover,
  .title-rule h2:hover,
  .newsletter h2:hover {
    color: var(--blue-light);
    text-decoration-line: underline;
    text-decoration-color: var(--yellow);
  }

  .category-showcase-intro h2:hover {
    color: var(--blue-light);
    text-decoration-line: underline;
    text-decoration-color: var(--yellow);
  }

  .catchup-feature h3:hover,
  .catchup-text-story h3:hover,
  .catchup-side-story h3:hover,
  .catchup-digest h3:hover {
    color: var(--blue-light);
    text-decoration-line: underline;
    text-decoration-color: var(--yellow);
  }

  .category-feature h3:hover,
  .category-brief h3:hover {
    color: var(--blue-light);
    text-decoration-line: underline;
    text-decoration-color: var(--yellow);
  }

  .opinion-box blockquote:hover {
    color: var(--yellow);
    text-decoration-line: underline;
    text-decoration-color: #fff;
  }
}
.kicker, .story-label { color: var(--blue-light); text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .11em; font-weight: 800; }
.edition { color: var(--muted); font-size: .75rem; }
.editorial-grid { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.lead-story { padding-inline: 1.5rem; border-inline: 1px solid var(--line); }
.story-image-shell { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: #e6e9ed; }
.story-image-shell img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; opacity: 1; transition: opacity .3s ease, transform .5s ease; }
.story-image-shell:hover img { transform: scale(1.018); }
.image-skeleton { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(100deg, #e3e6ea 25%, #f0f2f4 45%, #e3e6ea 65%); background-size: 200% 100%; animation: loading 1.4s infinite; }
.story-image-shell.is-loaded .image-skeleton { display: none; }
@keyframes loading { to { background-position-x: -200%; } }
.lead-image { height: 480px; }
.lead-slider { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.lead-slide.is-active { animation: lead-slide-in .55s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1) both; }
@keyframes lead-slide-in { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(42px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); } }
.lead-copy { padding: 1.35rem .15rem 1.6rem; }
.lead-copy h2 { max-width: 780px; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 3.45rem); line-height: .99; letter-spacing: -.045em; margin: .55rem 0 .75rem; }
.lead-copy p { max-width: 700px; color: #4b5360; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.story-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .4rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: .72rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; }
.slider-controls { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: .45rem; padding: .2rem 0 1.2rem; }
.slider-controls button { width: 34px; height: 24px; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 0; background: transparent; border: 0; }
.slider-controls button span { width: 24px; height: 3px; background: #b8bec7; transition: width .2s ease, background .2s ease; }
.slider-controls button:hover span, .slider-controls button:focus-visible span { background: var(--blue-light); }
.slider-controls button.active span { width: 34px; background: var(--blue); }
.slider-controls button:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--blue); outline-offset: 2px; }
.lead-rail-left { padding-right: 1.4rem; }
.lead-rail-right { padding-left: 1.4rem; }
.lead-rail-sticky { position: sticky; top: 184px; }
.rail-story { padding: 0 0 1.35rem; margin-bottom: 1.35rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.rail-story h3, .visual-rail-story h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.3rem; line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin: .4rem 0 .6rem; }
.rail-story p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .84rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: .8rem; }
.visual-rail-story { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 92px 1fr; gap: .85rem; padding-bottom: 1.25rem; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.visual-rail-story .story-image-shell { height: 84px; }
.visual-rail-story h3 { font-size: 1.12rem; margin-top: .3rem; }
.rail-opinion { border-left: 4px solid var(--yellow); padding-left: 1rem; }

.latest-section { padding: 4.5rem 0; background: var(--paper); }
.title-rule { display: flex; align-items: end; justify-content: space-between; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink); padding-bottom: .8rem; }
.title-rule h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 700; font-size: 2rem; margin: 0; }
.title-rule a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .35rem; font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; }
.latest-item { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 55px 1fr 30px; gap: 1rem; align-items: center; padding: 1.5rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #cfd4db; }
.story-number { color: #a3a9b2; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.5rem; }
.latest-item h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.45rem; line-height: 1.12; margin: .35rem 0 0; }
.latest-item > a { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 30px; height: 30px; }
.opinion-box { background: var(--blue); color: #fff; padding: 2.3rem; min-height: 100%; }
.opinion-box .story-label { color: var(--yellow); }
.opinion-box blockquote { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2rem; line-height: 1.13; margin: 1.3rem 0 2rem; }
.opinion-box p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); font-size: .78rem; margin: 0; }

/* The morning digest mirrors a classic newspaper spread while remaining a simple Bootstrap grid. */
.catchup-section { padding: 4.5rem 0; background: #fff; }
.catchup-heading { border-top: 1px solid #aeb4bc; padding-top: .75rem; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.catchup-heading h2 { margin: 0; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 800; }
.catchup-grid { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.catchup-main { padding-right: 1.5rem; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); }
.catchup-feature { padding-right: 1.5rem; }
.catchup-feature-image { display: block; height: 360px; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.catchup-feature h3, .catchup-text-story h3, .catchup-side-story h3, .catchup-digest h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.025em; }
.catchup-feature h3 { margin: .45rem 0 .55rem; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.35rem); }
.catchup-feature p, .catchup-text-story p, .catchup-digest p { color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.5; }
.catchup-feature h3 a, .catchup-text-story h3 a, .catchup-side-story h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.catchup-stack { padding-left: 1.5rem; }
.catchup-text-story { padding: 0 0 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.catchup-text-story:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.catchup-text-story h3 { margin: .4rem 0 .55rem; font-size: 1.45rem; }
.catchup-text-story p { margin-bottom: .7rem; font-size: .88rem; }
.catchup-sidebar { padding-left: 1.5rem; }
.catchup-side-story { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 76px; gap: .85rem; align-items: start; padding-bottom: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.catchup-side-story h3 { margin: .3rem 0 0; font-size: 1.08rem; }
.catchup-side-story .story-image-shell { height: 72px; }
.catchup-digest { margin-top: 1rem; padding: 1.25rem; background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid #ccd2d9; }
.catchup-digest > span { color: var(--blue-light); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; }
.catchup-digest h3 { margin: .55rem 0; font-size: 1.35rem; }
.catchup-digest p { font-size: .8rem; }
.catchup-digest a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .35rem; color: var(--blue); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; }

/* Three category columns give readers a fast route into the site's major coverage areas. */
.category-showcase { padding: 4.5rem 0 5rem; background: var(--paper); }
.category-showcase-intro { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.category-showcase-intro h2 { margin: 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.category-column { height: 100%; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); }
.category-column-heading { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; padding: .9rem 0 1rem; color: var(--blue-light); text-decoration: none; }
.category-column-heading h2 { margin: 0; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.category-column-heading .tp-icon { width: 1.35rem; height: 1.35rem; transition: transform .2s ease, color .2s ease; }
.category-column-heading:hover { color: var(--blue); }
.category-column-heading:hover .tp-icon { color: var(--blue); transform: translateX(4px); }
.category-feature-image { display: block; height: 225px; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
.category-feature h3, .category-brief h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: -.025em; }
.category-feature h3 { min-height: 2.25em; margin: 0 0 .8rem; font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.8vw, 1.65rem); }
.category-feature .story-meta { min-height: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
.category-feature h3 a, .category-brief h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.category-brief { padding: 1.15rem 0; border-top: 1px solid #cfd4db; }
.category-brief h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.16rem; }

.newsletter { padding: 4.8rem 0; background: var(--yellow); }
.newsletter h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.04em; margin-bottom: .7rem; }
.newsletter p { max-width: 540px; margin: 0; color: #343942; }
.newsletter-form label { display: block; font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.newsletter-form input { flex: 1; min-height: 52px; background: #fff; border: 2px solid var(--ink); padding: 0 1rem; outline: none; }
.newsletter-form input:focus { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(7,29,143,.25); }
.newsletter-form button { min-height: 52px; border: 2px solid var(--blue); background: var(--blue); color: #fff; font-weight: 800; padding: 0 1.4rem; white-space: nowrap; }
.newsletter-form button:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.newsletter-form small { display: block; margin-top: .55rem; color: #4b4d30; }
.success-message { border: 2px solid var(--ink); background: #fff; padding: 1.2rem; font-weight: 800; }
.site-footer { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; padding: 4rem 0 1.5rem; }
.footer-content { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); align-items: center; gap: 2rem; }
.footer-brand { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.site-footer .wordmark { background: #fff; padding: .55rem .75rem; }
.site-footer .brand-logo { width: 230px; }
.footer-note { color: #aeb5c0; margin: 0; }
.footer-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.2rem; }
.footer-links a { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-size: .82rem; }
.footer-menu { justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.2rem; }
.footer-widgets { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.social-links a { width: 40px; height: 40px; border: 1px solid #525965; display: grid; place-items: center; color: #fff; }
.social-links a:hover { color: var(--yellow); border-color: var(--yellow); }
.copyright { display: flex; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .35rem .8rem; border-top: 1px solid #353b44; margin-top: 3rem; padding-top: 1.3rem; color: #8e97a4; font-size: .72rem; }
.copyright-credit a { color: var(--yellow); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
.copyright-credit a:hover, .copyright-credit a:focus-visible { color: #fff; text-decoration: underline; }

/* Inner templates keep the same editorial system while allowing WordPress content to breathe. */
.content-page { padding-top: 4rem; padding-bottom: 5rem; }
.page-heading { max-width: 920px; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink); padding-bottom: 1rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.page-heading h1, .article-header h1 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.045em; line-height: 1.02; }
.page-heading h1 { font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); }
.archive-description { color: var(--muted); max-width: 65ch; }
.archive-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0 2rem; }
.archive-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 180px 1fr; gap: 1.2rem; padding: 1.7rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.archive-card-image { height: 135px; }
.archive-card h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.55rem; line-height: 1.08; margin: .35rem 0 .55rem; }
.archive-card a, .lead-copy h2 a, .rail-story h3 a, .visual-rail-story h3 a, .latest-item h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.archive-card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; }
.pagination { margin-top: 2.5rem; }
.nav-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; }
.page-numbers { border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: .6rem .9rem; text-decoration: none; }
.page-numbers.current { background: var(--blue); color: #fff; }
.empty-state { grid-column: 1 / -1; background: var(--paper); padding: 3rem; text-align: center; }
.error-state { max-width: 760px; margin-inline: auto; }
.error-state .search-form { margin-block: 2rem; padding: 0; }
.article-header { padding-top: 4.5rem; padding-bottom: 2.2rem; text-align: left; }
.article-header h1 { max-width: 1050px; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5.6vw, 5.15rem); margin: .55rem 0 1rem; }
.article-deck { max-width: 900px; margin: 0 0 1.8rem; color: #4e5661; font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.35rem); line-height: 1.5; }
.article-byline { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .15rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: .86rem; }
.article-byline strong { color: var(--ink); }
.article-byline a { color: inherit; text-decoration-color: var(--yellow); text-underline-offset: .2em; }
.article-tools { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: .35rem; margin-top: 1.25rem; padding-top: .8rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.article-tools button, .article-tools a { min-height: 42px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .45rem; padding: 0 .7rem; color: var(--muted); background: transparent; border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 700; }
.article-tools button:hover, .article-tools a:hover, .article-tools button:focus-visible, .article-tools a:focus-visible { color: var(--blue); background: var(--paper); }
.article-tools button:focus-visible, .article-tools a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--blue); outline-offset: 1px; }
.article-tools-aa { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 400; }
.article-tools .tp-icon { width: 1.5rem; height: 1.5rem; }
.article-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 820px) minmax(290px, 1fr); gap: 4.5rem; align-items: start; }
.article-main { min-width: 0; }
.article-sidebar { align-self: stretch; padding-top: 4.5rem; }
.article-hero { margin: 0; }
.article-hero img { display: block; width: 100%; max-height: 720px; object-fit: cover; }
.article-hero figcaption { color: var(--muted); font-size: .76rem; padding-top: .55rem; }
.article-content { max-width: 760px; margin-top: 2.7rem; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.18rem; line-height: 1.82; transition: font-size .2s ease; }
.article-content.article-reading-large { font-size: 1.34rem; }
.article-content > * { max-width: 100%; }
.article-content a { color: var(--blue-light); }
.article-content img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }
.article-content blockquote { border-left: 5px solid var(--yellow); margin: 2rem 0; padding: 1rem 0 1rem 1.5rem; font-size: 1.4rem; }
/* Give the author plugin a clean Panorama card without changing the plugin's saved data. */
.article-content .awpa-title {
  margin: 3.5rem 0 0;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.5rem .7rem;
  color: var(--blue-light);
  background: var(--paper);
  border-top: 4px solid var(--yellow);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}
.article-content .wp-post-author-wrap {
  margin: 0 0 2.5rem !important;
  padding: .65rem 1.5rem 1.5rem !important;
  background: var(--paper) !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line) !important;
  font-family: var(--sans);
}
.article-content .wp-post-author {
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: 116px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.article-content .awpa-author-block { float: none !important; width: auto !important; margin: 0 !important; }
.article-content .awpa-img img {
  display: block;
  width: 116px !important;
  height: 116px !important;
  border: 4px solid #fff;
  border-radius: 50% !important;
  object-fit: cover;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--line);
}
.article-content .awpa-display-name { margin: 0 0 .85rem !important; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.55rem !important; line-height: 1.1; }
.article-content .awpa-display-name a { color: var(--ink) !important; text-decoration: none !important; }
.article-content .awpa-display-name a:hover { color: var(--blue-light) !important; }
.article-content .wp-post-author-meta-bio:empty { display: none; }
.article-content .wp-post-author-meta-more-posts { margin: 0 !important; }
.article-content .awpa-more-posts { margin: 0 !important; }
.article-content a.awpa-more-posts {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  min-height: 42px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: .65rem 1rem !important;
  color: #fff !important;
  background: var(--blue) !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}
.article-content a.awpa-more-posts:hover { background: var(--blue-light) !important; }
.article-content .awpa-contact-info { display: none !important; }
/* The popular-news rail begins beside the headline and follows the reader only within this article. */
.article-sidebar-inner { position: sticky; top: 235px; border-top: 1px solid #aeb4bc; }
.article-sidebar h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.65rem; margin: 1rem 0 .75rem; }
.popular-story { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 106px; gap: 1rem; align-items: start; padding: 1.1rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.popular-story h3 { margin: .3rem 0 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.08rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.16; }
.popular-story h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.popular-story h3 a:hover { color: var(--blue-light); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--yellow); text-underline-offset: .16em; }
.popular-story-image { height: 84px; }
.related-link { display: block; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 1rem 0; color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
.related-link span { display: block; color: var(--blue-light); font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .66rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; }
.article-footer, .comments-area { padding-top: 2.5rem; padding-bottom: 3rem; }
.post-tags a { display: inline-flex; background: var(--paper); padding: .4rem .7rem; margin: .25rem; text-decoration: none; }
.post-navigation { margin-top: 2rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 1.5rem; }
.post-navigation .nav-links { justify-content: space-between; }
.comments-area { max-width: 900px; }
.comment-list { padding-left: 1.5rem; }
.comment-body { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 1.5rem 0; }
.comment-form input:not([type="submit"]), .comment-form textarea { width: 100%; border: 1px solid #9aa1aa; padding: .8rem; }
.comment-form input[type="submit"] { border: 0; background: var(--blue); color: #fff; padding: .8rem 1.2rem; font-weight: 800; }
.newsletter-status { background: #fff; border: 2px solid var(--ink); padding: .8rem 1rem; margin-bottom: .8rem; }

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
	.catchup-main { padding-right: 0; border-right: 0; }
	.catchup-sidebar { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1.25rem; padding: 2rem 0 0; margin-top: 2rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
	.catchup-side-story { grid-template-columns: 1fr 90px; margin: 0; }
	.catchup-digest { margin: 0; }
  .brand-logo, .custom-logo { width: 240px; }
  .masthead { min-height: 132px; }
  .lead-story { border-inline: 0; padding-inline: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .lead-rail { margin-top: 1.7rem; }
  .lead-rail-sticky { position: static; }
  .lead-rail-left { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1.5rem; padding-right: 0; }
  .lead-rail-left .lead-rail-sticky { display: contents; }
  .lead-rail-right { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1.5rem; padding-left: 0; }
  .archive-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .article-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; }
  .article-sidebar { padding-top: 0; }
  .article-sidebar-inner { position: static; }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
	.catchup-section { padding: 3.3rem 0; }
	.catchup-feature { padding-right: 0; }
	.catchup-feature-image { height: 56vw; min-height: 245px; }
	.catchup-stack { padding: 2rem 0 0; margin-top: 2rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
	.catchup-sidebar { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
	.category-showcase { padding: 3.3rem 0; }
	.category-showcase-intro { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
	.category-feature-image { height: 58vw; min-height: 230px; max-height: 330px; }
	.category-feature h3 { min-height: 0; }
  .footer-content { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .lead-section { padding-top: 2.3rem; padding-bottom: 3rem; }
  .lead-image { height: 52vw; min-height: 270px; }
  .lead-copy h2 { font-size: 2.25rem; }
  .lead-rail-left, .lead-rail-right { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .visual-rail-story { grid-template-columns: 118px 1fr; }
  .visual-rail-story .story-image-shell { height: 104px; }
  .latest-section, .newsletter { padding: 3.3rem 0; }
  .latest-item { grid-template-columns: 38px 1fr 28px; gap: .65rem; }
  .story-number { font-size: 1.15rem; }
  .latest-item h3 { font-size: 1.23rem; }
  .opinion-box blockquote { font-size: 1.7rem; }
  .archive-card { grid-template-columns: 118px 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
  .archive-card-image { height: 100px; }
  .archive-card p { display: none; }
  .article-header { padding-top: 3rem; }
  .article-header h1 { font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 11vw, 4rem); }
  .article-tools button span:not(.article-tools-aa), .article-tools a span { display: none; }
  .article-tools button, .article-tools a { width: 42px; justify-content: center; padding: 0; }
  .article-content { font-size: 1.05rem; }
  .article-content.article-reading-large { font-size: 1.18rem; }
  .article-content .awpa-title { margin-top: 2.75rem; padding-inline: 1rem; }
  .article-content .wp-post-author-wrap { padding: .5rem 1rem 1.25rem !important; }
  .article-content .wp-post-author { grid-template-columns: 82px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 1rem; }
  .article-content .awpa-img img { width: 82px !important; height: 82px !important; }
  .article-content .awpa-display-name { font-size: 1.25rem !important; }
  .popular-story { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 112px; }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .mobile-submenu { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .brand-logo, .custom-logo { width: 170px; }
  .masthead { min-height: 100px; }
  .header-actions { gap: 0 !important; }
  .lead-image { min-height: 235px; }
  .lead-copy h2 { font-size: 2rem; }
  .breaking-strip { font-size: .78rem; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: .01ms !important; transition-duration: .01ms !important; }
}

@media print {
  .utility-bar, .site-header, .mobile-menu, .article-tools, .article-sidebar, .site-footer, .comments-area, .post-navigation { display: none !important; }
  .article-header, .article-grid, .article-footer { max-width: none; width: 100%; }
  .article-header { padding-top: 0; }
  .article-grid { display: block; }
  .article-content { max-width: none; color: #000; }
}