/*
Theme Name: The Expenditure
Theme URI: https://theexpenditure.com
Author: Miguel del Riego Gómez
Author URI: https://theexpenditure.com
Description: Editorial financial publication theme. Tracks the world's biggest budgets, capital expenditures, and financial records with rigorous editorial framing. Typographic design, no images. Every record has a price tag.
Version: 0.1.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.5
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPL v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: expenditure
Tags: editorial, news, magazine, serif, financial, two-columns, custom-colors, custom-menu
*/

:root {
  --paper: #F2EDE1;
  --paper-deep: #EAE4D4;
  --ink: #1A1A1A;
  --ink-soft: #2B2B2B;
  --bottle: #1B3A2F;
  --bottle-deep: #122922;
  --gold: #C9A961;
  --red: #C8302C;
  --rule: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.18);
  --rule-strong: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.45);

  --display: "Merriweather", Georgia, serif;
  --body: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  --mono: "JetBrains Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
  --label: "Archivo", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

/* TICKER */
.ticker {
  background: var(--bottle-deep);
  color: var(--paper);
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 10px 0;
}
.ticker-track {
  display: flex;
  gap: 48px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  animation: ticker-scroll 60s linear infinite;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}
.ticker-item { display: inline-flex; gap: 10px; align-items: center; }
.ticker-item strong { color: var(--paper); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.ticker-item span { color: var(--gold); }
@keyframes ticker-scroll {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

/* MASTHEAD */
.masthead {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 18px 32px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-strong);
}
.masthead-date {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.masthead-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 38px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1;
}
.masthead-title a { color: inherit; }
.masthead-tagline {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bottle);
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 6px;
}
.masthead-cta { justify-self: end; }
.btn-subscribe {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 10px 22px;
  font-family: var(--label);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: inline-block;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}
.btn-subscribe:hover { background: var(--bottle); border-color: var(--bottle); }

/* MAIN NAV */
.main-nav {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 0 32px;
}
.main-nav-inner { display: flex; gap: 0; justify-content: center; }
.main-nav ul { list-style: none; display: flex; gap: 0; }
.main-nav a {
  font-family: var(--label);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 14px 28px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  margin-bottom: -2px;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}
.main-nav a:hover,
.main-nav .current-menu-item a,
.main-nav .current_page_item a { color: var(--bottle); border-bottom-color: var(--bottle); }

/* HERO POST */
.hero-post {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 56px 32px 32px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 280px;
  gap: 48px;
  position: relative;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-strong);
}
.hero-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bottle);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}
.hero-eyebrow::before { content: "▲"; font-size: 8px; }
.hero-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 76px;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  max-width: 900px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--bottle); font-weight: 900; }
.hero-title a { color: inherit; }
.hero-lead {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 560px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 16px 0;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}

/* TODAY'S RECORDS sidebar (sidebar widget) */
.todays-records {
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  padding: 24px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.todays-records-header {
  font-family: var(--label);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.record-item {
  padding: 14px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.record-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.record-item .num { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; color: var(--bottle); margin-bottom: 4px; }
.record-item .cat {
  font-family: var(--label);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.record-item .title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.25;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.record-item .title a { color: inherit; }
.record-item .figure {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--bottle);
}

/* SECTION HEADER */
.section-header {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 14px 32px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--gold);
}
.section-header h2 {
  font-family: var(--label);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--paper);
}
.section-header .count {
  margin-left: auto;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}

/* ARTICLES GRID */
.articles-grid {
  background: var(--paper);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.article-card {
  padding: 28px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}
.article-card:last-child { border-right: none; }
.article-card:hover { background: var(--paper-deep); }
.article-card .tags { display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.article-card .tag {
  font-family: var(--label);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.article-card .tag-line { width: 28px; height: 3px; background: var(--bottle); }
.article-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.22;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.article-card h3 a { color: inherit; }
.article-card .excerpt {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.article-card .meta-line {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.article-card .footer-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.article-card .read-more {
  color: var(--bottle);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
}

/* SINGLE POST */
.article-hero {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 64px 32px 48px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-strong);
}
.article-breadcrumbs {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.article-breadcrumbs span { color: var(--bottle); margin: 0 8px; }
.article-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 72px;
  line-height: 1.07;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
}
.article-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--bottle); font-weight: 900; }
.article-deck {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 20px 0;
}
.article-byline {
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.article-byline .by { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; }
.article-byline .by strong { color: var(--bottle); }

.article-body {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 56px 32px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.article-body-inner { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; }
.article-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 72px;
  line-height: 0.85;
  float: left;
  padding: 6px 10px 0 0;
  color: var(--bottle);
}
.article-body p {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.article-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 34px;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 48px 0 20px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.article-body h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 24px;
  margin: 32px 0 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.article-body blockquote {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--bottle);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 8px 0 8px 28px;
  margin: 40px 0;
}
.article-body ul, .article-body ol {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  padding-left: 28px;
}
.article-body li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.article-body a {
  color: var(--bottle);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
.article-body img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }

/* NEWSLETTER */
.newsletter {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 56px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 8px solid var(--bottle-deep);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.newsletter h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 52px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.newsletter h2 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--bottle); font-weight: 900; }
.newsletter p {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
}
.newsletter-form { display: inline-flex; border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--paper); }
.newsletter-form input {
  padding: 14px 18px;
  border: none;
  background: transparent;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink);
  width: 320px;
  outline: none;
}
.newsletter-form button {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  border: none;
  padding: 14px 24px;
  font-family: var(--label);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.newsletter-form button:hover { background: var(--bottle); }

/* FOOTER */
.site-footer { background: var(--paper); padding: 48px 32px 24px; }
.footer-top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  padding-bottom: 32px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.footer-brand h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 28px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.footer-brand .tag {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bottle);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.footer-brand p {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 340px;
}
.footer-col h4 {
  font-family: var(--label);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.footer-col ul { list-style: none; }
.footer-col li {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.footer-col a {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--bottle); }
.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* PAGE TEMPLATE (legal, about, etc) */
.page-header {
  background: var(--bottle);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 72px 32px 56px;
  border-bottom: 8px solid var(--bottle-deep);
}
.page-header-inner { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; }
.page-header .eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.page-header h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 72px;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.page-header h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold); font-weight: 900; }

.longform { background: var(--paper); padding: 64px 32px; }
.longform-inner { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; }
.longform h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 32px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 48px 0 18px;
  padding-top: 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.longform h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0; border-top: none; }
.longform h3 {
  font-family: var(--label);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bottle);
  margin: 28px 0 12px;
}
.longform p {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.longform ul, .longform ol {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  padding-left: 28px;
}
.longform li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.longform a {
  color: var(--bottle);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

/* SEARCH / ARCHIVE */
.archive-header {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 56px 32px 32px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.archive-header-inner { max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; }
.archive-header .eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.archive-header h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 56px;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.05;
}
.archive-header h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--bottle); font-weight: 900; }

/* COMMENTS DISABLED notice (theme-level reminder) */
.no-comments { display: none; }

/* PAGINATION */
.pagination {
  padding: 40px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.pagination a, .pagination .current {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-strong);
  margin: 0 2px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.pagination .current { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--ink); }

/* RESPONSIVE */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero-post { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .articles-grid, .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .hero-title, .article-title, .page-header h1 { font-size: 48px; }
  .newsletter h2 { font-size: 36px; }
  .masthead { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; text-align: center; }
  .masthead-date, .masthead-cta { justify-self: center; }
  .main-nav-inner { overflow-x: auto; }
  .main-nav a { padding: 12px 16px; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .articles-grid, .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .article-card { border-right: none; }
  .hero-title, .article-title, .page-header h1 { font-size: 38px; }
  .article-body p { font-size: 17px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   CUSTOM BLOCKS — PULL STAT & PULL QUOTE
   ============================================================ */

/* Pull Stat */
.pull-stat {
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--bottle);
  padding: 24px 28px;
  margin: 32px 0;
}
.pull-stat .num {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 48px;
  color: var(--bottle);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.pull-stat .desc {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* Pull Quote */
.pull-quote {
  margin: 40px 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.pull-quote .pq-text {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--bottle);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 8px 0 8px 28px;
  margin: 0;
}
.pull-quote .pq-attribution {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-style: normal;
  margin-top: 14px;
  padding-left: 32px;
}
.pull-quote .pq-attribution::before {
  content: "— ";
  color: var(--bottle);
}

/* When inside article-body, override the generic blockquote rule from before */
.article-body .pull-quote .pq-text { margin: 0; }

/* Editor preview tweaks */
.pull-stat-editor, .pull-quote-editor { display: block; }

/* ── Breaking News Bar ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.breaking-bar {
    background: var(--ink, #1a1a1a);
    color: var(--paper, #f5f0e8);
    padding: 10px 24px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-family: var(--mono, monospace);
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}
.breaking-label {
    background: #c0392b;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 3px 8px;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}
.breaking-text {
    color: var(--paper, #f5f0e8);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-style: italic;
}
a.breaking-text:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

/* ── Banners de Anuncios ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.expenditure-banner {
    margin: 20px 0;
    width: 100%;
}

.expenditure-banner-header {
    margin-top: 0;
}

.expenditure-banner-footer {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.banner-placeholder {
    background: #f9f9f9;
    border: 2px dashed #ddd;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 20px;
    text-align: center;
    color: #999;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: bold;
}

/* Ad container - placeholder for real ads */
.ad-container {
    margin: 20px 0;
    padding: 15px;
    background: #f5f5f5;
    border-radius: 4px;
    text-align: center;
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   THE EXPENDITURE v5 — COMPLETE STYLES
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ── Featured Bar ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.featured-bar {
    background: var(--paper);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-strong);
}
.featured-cell { padding: 22px 28px; border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.featured-cell:last-child { border-right: none; }
.featured-cell .cat {
    font-family: var(--label, "Archivo", sans-serif);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bottle, #1B3A2F);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.featured-cell .fig {
    font-family: var(--display, "Merriweather", serif);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 42px;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--ink, #1A1A1A);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.featured-cell .desc {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--ink-soft, #2B2B2B);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    line-height: 1.4;
}
.featured-cell .desc a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.featured-cell .desc a:hover { color: var(--bottle); }
.featured-cell .badge {
    display: inline-block;
    border: 1px solid var(--bottle, #1B3A2F);
    padding: 3px 8px;
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 9px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bottle, #1B3A2F);
}

/* ── Section Headers ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.section-header {
    background: var(--ink, #1A1A1A);
    color: var(--paper, #F2EDE1);
    padding: 14px 32px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 24px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--gold, #C9A961);
}
.section-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper, #F2EDE1);
    margin: 0;
}
.section-header .subtopics {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(242,237,225,0.6);
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
}
.section-header .subtopics span:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: " · ";
    margin-left: 16px;
    color: var(--gold, #C9A961);
}
.section-header .count {
    margin-left: auto;
    font-family: var(--mono, monospace);
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--gold, #C9A961);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}

/* ── Article Grid ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.articles-grid {
    background: var(--paper, #F2EDE1);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule, rgba(26,26,26,0.18));
}
.article-card {
    padding: 28px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule, rgba(26,26,26,0.18));
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule, rgba(26,26,26,0.18));
    transition: background 0.15s;
}
.article-card:last-child { border-right: none; }
.article-card:hover { background: var(--paper-deep, #EAE4D4); }
.article-card .tags { display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.article-card .tag {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 9px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink, #1A1A1A);
}
.article-card .tag-line { width: 28px; height: 3px; background: var(--bottle, #1B3A2F); flex-shrink: 0; }
.article-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--display, "Merriweather", serif);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.22;
    color: var(--ink, #1A1A1A);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.article-card h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.article-card h3 a:hover { color: var(--bottle); }
.article-card .excerpt {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ink-soft, #2B2B2B);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    line-height: 1.5;
}
.article-card .figure {
    font-family: var(--display, "Merriweather", serif);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 42px;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--ink, #1A1A1A);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.article-card .meta-line {
    font-family: var(--mono, monospace);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    padding-bottom: 14px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.article-card .footer {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    font-family: var(--mono, monospace);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.article-card .read-more {
    color: var(--bottle, #1B3A2F);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* ── Budget War ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.budget-war-section { background: var(--bottle, #1B3A2F); color: var(--paper, #F2EDE1); padding: 0; }
.budget-war-header {
    padding: 16px 32px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(242,237,225,0.4);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
}
.budget-war-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper, #F2EDE1);
    margin: 0;
}
.budget-war-header .tag {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(242,237,225,0.65);
}
.budget-war-header .tag::before { content: "—"; margin-right: 10px; color: var(--paper); }
.budget-war-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.battle { padding: 28px; border-right: 1px solid rgba(242,237,225,0.4); }
.battle:last-child { border-right: none; }
.battle .cat {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper, #F2EDE1);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.battle .status {
    display: inline-block;
    border: 1px solid var(--paper, #F2EDE1);
    padding: 3px 8px;
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 9px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper, #F2EDE1);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.battle h3 {
    font-family: var(--display, "Merriweather", serif);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.22;
    color: var(--paper, #F2EDE1);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.battle h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.battle .excerpt {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: rgba(242,237,225,0.75);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    line-height: 1.5;
}
.battle .vs-figures {
    font-family: var(--display, "Merriweather", serif);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 30px;
    color: var(--paper, #F2EDE1);
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
}
.battle .versus {
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: rgba(242,237,225,0.6);
}
.battle .vs-label {
    font-family: var(--mono, monospace);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(242,237,225,0.55);
}

/* ── Newsletter fix — same color as section headers ────────── */
.newsletter {
    background: var(--paper, #F2EDE1);
    padding: 56px 32px;
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 8px solid var(--bottle-deep, #122922);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.newsletter h2 {
    font-family: var(--display, "Merriweather", serif);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 52px;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--ink, #1A1A1A);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.newsletter h2 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--bottle, #1B3A2F); font-weight: 900; }
.newsletter p {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0 auto 28px;
}
.newsletter-form {
    display: inline-flex;
    border: 1px solid var(--ink, #1A1A1A);
    background: var(--paper, #F2EDE1);
}
.newsletter-form input {
    padding: 14px 18px;
    border: none;
    background: transparent;
    font-family: var(--mono, monospace);
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--ink);
    width: 320px;
    outline: none;
}
/* SUBSCRIBE BUTTON — same as section header (ink bg, paper text) */
.newsletter-form button, .btn-subscribe {
    background: var(--ink, #1A1A1A) !important;
    color: var(--paper, #F2EDE1) !important;
    border: none;
    padding: 14px 24px;
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.newsletter-form button:hover, .btn-subscribe:hover {
    background: var(--bottle, #1B3A2F) !important;
}
.newsletter-sub-tagline {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-top: 16px;
}

/* ── Hero context & data grid ─────────────────────────────── */
.hero-context {
    margin: 24px 0;
    padding: 20px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.hero-context .label {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.hero-context .lines { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
.hero-context .line { display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: baseline; font-size: 15px; }
.hero-context .marker {
    font-family: var(--mono, monospace);
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--bottle, #1B3A2F);
    font-weight: 700;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}
.hero-data-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 20px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    margin-top: 20px;
}
.hero-data-item .label {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.hero-data-item .value {
    font-family: var(--display, "Merriweather", serif);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: var(--ink);
}

/* ── Data Sheet (single article) ─────────────────────────── */
.data-sheet { background: var(--paper); padding: 48px 32px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.data-sheet-inner { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; }
.data-sheet h3 {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bottle, #1B3A2F);
    padding-bottom: 14px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.data-sheet-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 32px; }
.data-cell .label {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.data-cell .value {
    font-family: var(--display, "Merriweather", serif);
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--ink);
    line-height: 1.2;
}
.data-cell .value.large { font-size: 32px; font-weight: 900; }
.data-cell .value em { font-style: italic; color: var(--bottle); }

/* ── Today's Records sidebar ──────────────────────────────── */
.todays-records { min-width: 280px; max-width: 320px; border-left: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-left: 24px; }
.todays-records-header {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
    padding-bottom: 12px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.record-item { padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.record-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.record-item .num {
    font-family: var(--mono, monospace);
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--bottle);
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.record-item .cat {
    font-family: var(--label, sans-serif);
    font-size: 9px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.record-item .title {
    font-family: var(--display, serif);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--ink);
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.record-item .title a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.record-item .title a:hover { color: var(--bottle); }
.record-item .figure {
    font-family: var(--display, serif);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 28px;
    color: var(--ink);
    line-height: 1;
}

/* ── Responsive ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .articles-grid, .featured-bar, .budget-war-grid, .data-sheet-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .hero { flex-direction: column; }
    .todays-records { max-width: 100%; border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-left: 0; padding-top: 24px; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .articles-grid, .budget-war-grid, .data-sheet-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .featured-bar { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}