/* One quiet editorial strip above the shared navigation. */
:root{--news-height:36px;--header-top:calc(20px + var(--news-height));--portal-nav-top:calc(79px + var(--news-height))}
.election-news{position:fixed;inset:0 0 auto;z-index:15;height:var(--news-height);display:flex;align-items:stretch;background:#242522;color:#fafaf8;font-size:12px;line-height:1.25}
.news-label{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;flex:none;padding:0 20px 0 clamp(22px,4.2vw,68px);background:#30312e;font-size:10px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.04em}
.news-label::before{content:'';width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#d0b58e;flex:none}
.news-viewport{min-width:0;flex:1;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none;overscroll-behavior-x:contain}
.news-viewport::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.news-track{display:flex;width:max-content;height:100%}
.news-items{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-around;gap:52px;min-width:var(--news-width,0px);flex-shrink:0;padding:0 36px;margin:0;list-style:none}
.news-items li{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:52px;white-space:nowrap}
.news-items li::after{content:'';width:3px;height:3px;background:#b5b5ae;border-radius:50%;flex:none}
.news-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;min-height:var(--news-height);white-space:nowrap}
.news-link time{color:#c8c8c1;font-size:10px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.news-link>span[aria-hidden]{color:#cbb594}
.news-link:focus-visible{outline:1px solid #fff;outline-offset:-3px;border-radius:3px}
.news-pause{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex:0 0 40px;width:40px;padding:0;border:0;border-left:1px solid #ffffff16;background:#242522;color:inherit;cursor:pointer}
.news-pause[hidden]{display:none}
.news-pause:focus-visible{outline:1px solid #fff;outline-offset:-4px}
.news-play-icon,.election-news[data-paused=true] .news-pause-icon{display:none}
.election-news[data-paused=true] .news-play-icon{display:block}
.election-news[data-enhanced=true] .news-track{animation:news-scroll var(--news-duration,36s) linear infinite}
.election-news[data-paused=true] .news-track{animation-play-state:paused}
/* Keyboard users receive a stable, horizontally scrollable pair of links. */
.news-viewport:focus-within .news-track{animation:none}
.news-viewport:focus-within [data-news-clone]{display:none}
@keyframes news-scroll{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
@media(hover:hover){.election-news:hover .news-track{animation-play-state:paused}.news-link:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}.news-pause:hover{background:#3e3f3b}}
@media(max-width:760px){:root{--header-top:calc(18px + var(--news-height));--portal-nav-top:calc(90px + var(--news-height))}.news-label{padding-inline:14px;font-size:9px;gap:7px}.news-items{gap:34px;padding-inline:24px}.news-items li{gap:34px}.news-link{font-size:11px}}
@media(max-height:480px){:root{--header-top:calc(12px + var(--news-height))}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.election-news[data-enhanced=true] .news-track{animation:none}.election-news [data-news-clone],.election-news .news-pause{display:none}}
/* Reserve the strip's height for both the portal and the continuous 3D journey. */
.journey-stage{top:var(--news-height);height:calc(100svh - var(--news-height))}
.congress-menu[data-native=true]{top:calc(var(--native-top) + var(--news-height))}
header .header-category-options{max-height:calc(100dvh - 120px - var(--news-height))}