/* Remit Brief — site styles (Brand kit v1.1, 04 Trade) */
:root{--ink:#0F1B33;--signal:#E4572E;--paper:#FFFFFF;--slate:#586474;--mist:#E6E8EC;
--warn-bg:#FFF4DA;--warn-ink:#6B4A00;--ok-bg:#E6EFE9;--ok-ink:#1E5233;
--sans:"Inter Tight",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;
--serif:Newsreader,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-padding-top:110px}
body{margin:0;font:400 18px/1.55 var(--serif);color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration-color:var(--slate);text-underline-offset:3px}
a:hover{text-decoration-color:var(--signal)}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--ink);outline-offset:2px}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 .45em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.6vw,3rem);font-weight:800}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.35rem,2.4vw,1.75rem);font-weight:700}
h3{font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.01em}
h1 a,h3 a{text-decoration:none}h1 a:hover,h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--signal)}
p{margin:0 0 1em}
.wrap{max-width:1160px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
.narrow{max-width:760px}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:10px 14px;z-index:100}
.skip:focus{left:8px;top:8px}
.kicker{font:700 .78rem/1.4 var(--sans);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--signal);margin:0 0 .7em}
.kicker-light{color:#fff;opacity:.75}
.dek{font:500 1.3rem/1.4 var(--serif);color:var(--slate)}
.card-meta,.fine,.byline{font:500 .85rem/1.5 var(--sans);color:var(--slate)}
/* header */
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:#fff;border-bottom:3px solid var(--ink)}
.topbar{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font:600 .74rem/1 var(--sans);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--slate);padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--mist)}
.topbar a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.nav-wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px}
.brand img{height:30px;width:auto}
.site-header nav{display:flex;gap:2px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.site-header nav a{font:600 .92rem/1 var(--sans);color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;padding:9px 11px;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
.site-header nav a:hover{border-bottom-color:var(--mist)}
.site-header nav a[aria-current=page]{border-bottom-color:var(--signal)}
/* buttons, badges */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font:700 .95rem/1 var(--sans);padding:14px 20px;text-decoration:none;border:2px solid var(--ink);cursor:pointer;border-radius:2px}
.btn-ink{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}.btn-ink:hover{background:#22304f;color:#fff}
.btn-line{background:#fff;color:var(--ink)}.btn-line:hover{background:var(--mist)}
.badge{display:inline-block;font:700 .68rem/1 var(--sans);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:2px;vertical-align:middle}
.badge-ok{background:var(--ok-bg);color:var(--ok-ink)}
.badge-warn{background:var(--warn-bg);color:var(--warn-ink);border:1px solid #E9CF8A}
.badge-muted{background:var(--mist);color:var(--slate)}
.opinion-label{display:inline-block;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;font:800 .7rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 7px;margin-right:8px;vertical-align:middle}
/* masthead + lead */
.masthead{padding:28px 0 8px}
.dateline{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font:700 .75rem/1 var(--sans);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--slate);padding-bottom:12px}
.masthead-img{width:100%;max-width:1112px}
.sec-band{padding:40px 0}
.lead-band{padding-top:24px}
.lead-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr;gap:48px;border-top:1px solid var(--mist);padding-top:32px}
.lead h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4vw,2.8rem)}
.hero-cta{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:20px}
.sixty{border-left:3px solid var(--ink);padding-left:24px;font-size:1rem}
.sixty ul{padding-left:18px;margin:0}.sixty li{margin-bottom:.7em}
.sec-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);padding-top:12px;margin-bottom:20px}
.sec-head h2{margin:0}
.more{font:700 .85rem/1 var(--sans);text-decoration:none}
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0 32px}
.card{border-top:1px solid var(--mist);padding:18px 0 22px}
.card-title{margin:10px 0 8px}
.card-take{font-size:1rem;color:var(--ink)}
.card-src,.src-link a{font:600 .85rem/1.4 var(--sans)}
.sec-alt{background:#F6F7F9}
.two-col{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:48px}
.tx-list,.watch{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.tx-list li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--mist);padding:12px 0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2px}
.tx-list a{font:700 1.02rem/1.3 var(--sans);text-decoration:none}
.watch-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--mist);padding:12px 0}
.watch-item h3{margin:8px 0 4px;font-size:1.02rem}
.watch-take{font-size:1rem;margin:0 0 4px}
.sec-intro{font-size:.98rem;color:var(--slate)}
.opinion-band{border-top:1px solid var(--mist)}
.opinion-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr;gap:48px;align-items:center}
blockquote{margin:0;border-left:3px solid var(--signal);padding:4px 0 4px 24px;font:500 1.2rem/1.5 var(--serif);color:var(--slate)}
.signup{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:center;border:2px solid var(--ink);padding:32px}
.signup-form{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}
.signup-form input[type=email]{flex:1 1 240px;font:500 1rem var(--sans);padding:13px 14px;border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:2px}
.signup-form .fine{flex-basis:100%;margin:4px 0 0}
/* pages */
.page-head{padding:44px 0 20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--mist);margin-bottom:12px}
.legacy-note{font:500 .82rem/1.4 var(--sans);color:var(--slate)}
.issue .sec{padding:24px 0;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);margin-top:24px}
.sec-60 ul{padding-left:20px}
.sec-watch{background:#F6F7F9;padding:24px!important}
.story{border-top:1px solid var(--mist);padding:20px 0}
.story-title{margin:10px 0 10px;font-size:1.3rem}
.takeaway{font:700 1.02rem/1.45 var(--sans)}
.bottomline{border-left:3px solid var(--ink);padding-left:14px}
.texas-callout{margin:32px 0;padding:16px 18px;background:var(--mist);font:600 .95rem/1.5 var(--sans)}
.prose h2{margin-top:1.6em}
.mission{font:500 1.25rem/1.5 var(--serif);border-left:3px solid var(--signal);padding-left:20px}
.standards li{margin-bottom:.6em}
.opinion-note{background:#F6F7F9;border-left:3px solid var(--ink);padding:12px 16px;font-size:.98rem}
.take-head .dek{margin-bottom:.6em}
.sub-h{margin-top:1.6em;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);padding-top:12px}
.archive{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 24px}
.archive a{display:flex;gap:24px;padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--mist);text-decoration:none}
.arch-date{font:700 .82rem/1.6 var(--sans);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--slate);min-width:110px}
.arch-title{font:700 1.05rem/1.35 var(--sans)}
/* footer */
.site-footer{background:var(--ink);color:#D5DAE3;margin-top:56px;padding:44px 0;font-size:.98rem}
.site-footer a{color:#fff}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px}
.foot-logo{height:28px;width:auto;margin-bottom:14px}
.foot-tag{font-style:italic;color:#fff}
@media (max-width:900px){.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.lead-grid,.two-col,.opinion-grid,.signup,.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}}
@media (max-width:640px){body{font-size:17px}.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nav-wrap{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:8px}
.site-header{position:static}.site-header nav a{padding:8px 8px;font-size:.88rem}.topbar span{display:none}.signup{padding:22px}.archive a{flex-direction:column;gap:2px}.dateline span:last-child{display:none}.sixty{border-left:0;padding-left:0;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);padding-top:16px}}
/* rev 2: HTML masthead (kit masthead SVG has a baked-in dateline) */
.mast-rule{border-top:6px solid var(--ink);margin-top:4px}
.mast-rule-b{border-top:1px solid var(--ink);box-shadow:0 -4px 0 #fff,0 -5px 0 var(--ink);margin-top:6px}
.mast-word{margin:18px 0 12px}.mast-word img{width:min(100%,640px);height:auto}
.mast-tag{font:400 clamp(1.05rem,2vw,1.45rem)/1.3 var(--serif);margin:14px 0 0;text-align:right}
.lead-h{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4vw,2.8rem);font-weight:800;line-height:1.08}
.issue a,.prose a,.card-src{overflow-wrap:anywhere}
@media (max-width:640px){.mast-tag{text-align:left}}

/* ---- flow v2 (Oct 22) ---- */
.signup-compact{padding:24px 0}
.signup-compact .signup{padding:20px 24px;gap:24px}
.signup-compact .signup h2{font-size:1.25rem;margin:.2em 0}
.topic-group{margin:0 0 28px}
.topic-h{font:800 .8rem/1 var(--sans);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;border-top:2px solid var(--ink);padding-top:10px;margin:0 0 6px}
.quick-list{margin:0;padding-left:1.1em;font-family:var(--sans)}
.badge-tx{background:#fff;color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--ink);text-decoration:none;margin-left:4px}
.toc{border:1px solid var(--mist);padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.95rem}
.toc ol{margin:.3em 0;padding-left:1.2em}.toc ol ol{list-style:disc;font-size:.9rem}
.toc a{text-decoration:none}.toc a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.story{scroll-margin-top:16px;padding-bottom:24px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--mist);margin-bottom:24px}
details.sources{margin-top:12px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem}
details.sources summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:.75rem}
details.sources p{overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.article-foot{margin:40px auto 0}
.af-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(200px,1fr));gap:12px}
.af-grid a{display:block;border:1px solid var(--ink);padding:12px 14px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans)}
.af-grid a:hover{background:#F3F4F6}
.af-k{display:block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;margin-bottom:4px}
.af-t{display:block;font-weight:600;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
@media (max-width:700px){.signup-compact .signup{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.quick-list li{margin:.35em 0;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.topic-h .more{float:right;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-weight:600}

/* ===== v2 (Franz, Oct 22 2026): flow pass. 8px spacing scale, tighter type, kit v1.1 colors only ===== */
:root{--s1:8px;--s2:16px;--s3:24px;--s4:32px;--s5:48px;--s6:64px}
body{font-size:18px;line-height:1.55}
h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3.6vw,2.6rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.3rem,2vw,1.6rem)}
h3{font-size:1.1rem;line-height:1.2}
.dek{font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.45}
/* header: one row, logo = home, 4 links, one CTA */
.nav-wrap{padding-top:var(--s2);padding-bottom:var(--s2);gap:var(--s3)}
.brand{margin-right:auto}.brand img{height:28px}
.site-header nav{flex-wrap:nowrap;gap:var(--s1)}
.site-header nav a{padding:10px 12px;white-space:nowrap}
.btn-signal{background:var(--signal);border-color:var(--signal);color:#fff}.btn-signal:hover{background:#c9461f;border-color:#c9461f;color:#fff}
.nav-cta{padding:10px 16px;font-size:.88rem}
/* masthead: ~40% smaller, tagline beside it */
.masthead{padding:var(--s3) 0 0}
.dateline{padding-bottom:10px;font-size:.72rem}
.mast-row{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:var(--s4);padding:var(--s2) 0 12px}
.mast-word{margin:0}.mast-word img{width:min(100%,384px)}
.mast-tag{margin:0 0 6px;font-size:1.15rem;text-align:right;color:var(--ink)}
.mast-rule-b{margin-top:0}
/* lead */
.sec-band{padding:var(--s5) 0}
.lead-band{padding-top:var(--s4)}
.lead-grid{border-top:0;padding-top:0;gap:var(--s5)}
.lead-h{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3.6vw,2.75rem);margin-bottom:var(--s2)}
.lead .dek{margin-bottom:var(--s2)}
.lead-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px 8px;align-items:center}
.stamp{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;font:700 .68rem/1 var(--sans);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--ink);padding:5px 7px;border-radius:2px}
.stamp::before{content:"✓"}
.hero-cta{margin-top:var(--s3)}
.sixty{font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.5}
.sixty li{margin-bottom:var(--s1)}
/* section heads */
.sec-head{margin-bottom:var(--s1)}
.sec-legend{font:500 .85rem/1.5 var(--sans);color:var(--slate);margin:0 0 var(--s3)}
/* cards: kicker > headline > dek > meta */
.cards{gap:0 var(--s4)}
.card{padding:var(--s3) 0 var(--s3);display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.card-kicker{font:700 .72rem/1.3 var(--sans);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--slate);margin:0 0 var(--s1);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.card-kicker::before{content:"";width:12px;height:3px;background:var(--signal)}
.card-title{font-size:1.18rem;line-height:1.22;margin:0 0 var(--s1)}
.card-dek{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.45;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 12px}
.card .card-meta{margin:auto 0 0;font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.45}
.card .card-src{font-size:.78rem;white-space:nowrap}
/* quick hits as a list */
.quick{border-top:3px solid var(--ink);margin-top:var(--s3);padding-top:var(--s2);display:grid;grid-template-columns:180px 1fr;gap:var(--s1) var(--s4)}
.quick-h{font-size:1rem;margin:0}
.quick ul{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.45}
.quick li{padding:var(--s1) 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--mist)}
.quick .more{grid-column:2;padding-top:var(--s1)}
/* sponsor slot: neutral, ink rule, never orange */
.sponsor-wrap{padding-bottom:var(--s2)}
.sponsor{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr auto;gap:var(--s3);align-items:center;border:1px solid var(--ink);background:#F6F7F9;padding:var(--s3)}
.sponsor-tag{margin:0;font:800 .68rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--ink);background:#fff;padding:6px 8px}
.sponsor-name{font:700 1.02rem/1.3 var(--sans);margin:0 0 2px}
.sponsor-copy{font-size:.98rem;margin:0;color:var(--slate)}
.sponsor-cta{padding:11px 16px;font-size:.88rem;white-space:nowrap}
.sponsor-note{font:500 .75rem/1.4 var(--sans);color:var(--slate);margin:var(--s1) 0 0}
/* signup */
.sec-band[id^="signup"]{padding-top:var(--s4)}
.signup{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border:0;padding:var(--s5);gap:var(--s5);border-radius:2px}
.signup h2{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,2.6vw,2rem)}
.signup .kicker{color:var(--signal)}
.signup-copy p{color:#D5DAE3}
.signup-points{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:var(--s2) 0 0;font:600 .9rem/1.4 var(--sans);color:#fff}
.signup-points li{padding:4px 0 4px 22px;position:relative}.signup-points li::before{content:"✓";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--signal)}
.signup-form input[type=email]{border-color:#fff;background:#fff}
.signup-form .btn{padding:14px 22px}
.signup .fine{color:#AEB6C4}
/* weekly take + secondary */
.two-col{gap:var(--s5)}
.opinion-grid{gap:var(--s5)}
.site-footer{margin-top:var(--s5)}
@media (max-width:900px){.sponsor{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:var(--s2)}.sponsor-cta{justify-self:start}.quick{grid-template-columns:1fr}.quick .more{grid-column:1}}
@media (max-width:640px){
 body{font-size:17px}
 .site-header{position:sticky}
 .nav-wrap{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:0;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:0}
 .brand img{height:24px}
 .nav-cta{padding:9px 12px;font-size:.82rem}.hide-sm{display:none}
 .site-header nav{order:3;flex-basis:100%;margin:10px -12px 0;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none;border-top:1px solid var(--mist)}
 .site-header nav::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
 .site-header nav a{padding:11px 12px;font-size:.88rem}
 .masthead{padding-top:var(--s2)}
 .mast-row{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:6px;padding:12px 0 10px}
 .mast-word img{width:220px}
 .mast-tag{text-align:left;font-size:1rem;margin:0}
 .sec-band{padding:var(--s4) 0}.lead-band{padding-top:var(--s3)}
 .lead .kicker{margin-bottom:var(--s1)}
 .lead-h{font-size:1.85rem;line-height:1.1}
 .lead .dek{font-size:1.1rem}
 .hero-cta .btn{flex:1 1 auto}
 .signup{padding:var(--s3)}
 .card-title{font-size:1.12rem}
}
/* v2 rev B (after critique) */
.lead-h a{text-decoration:none}.lead-h a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--signal);text-decoration-thickness:3px}
.card-title a{text-decoration:none}
.mast-tag,.lead-h,.card-title,.signup h2{text-wrap:balance}
.lead-grid{align-items:start}
@media (max-width:640px){.lead-meta .sep{display:none}.lead-meta .card-src{flex-basis:100%}.mast-tag{font-size:.98rem}}

/* merge (Cyrus + Franz v2, Oct 22): structure from Cyrus, look from Franz */
.signup-compact{padding:var(--s3) 0}
.signup-compact .signup{padding:var(--s3) var(--s4);gap:var(--s3)}
.signup-compact .signup h2{font-size:1.3rem;margin:4px 0}
.topic-group{margin:0 0 var(--s4)}
.topic-h{border-top:3px solid var(--ink);padding-top:var(--s1)}
.topic-h .more{font-size:.8rem}
.card-kicker .badge{margin:0}
.toc{padding:var(--s2) var(--s3);margin:var(--s3) 0}
.story{padding-bottom:var(--s3);margin-bottom:var(--s3)}
.article-foot{margin-top:var(--s5)}
.af-grid{gap:var(--s2)}
.af-grid a{padding:12px var(--s2)}
.issue .sponsor-wrap,.wrap .sponsor-wrap{padding:0;margin:var(--s3) 0}
@media (max-width:700px){.signup-compact .signup{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:var(--s3)}}
.sponsor-tag{justify-self:start;align-self:start}
.lead-meta .stamp{margin-right:4px}

.lead-meta .nowrap{white-space:nowrap}
.lead-meta .sep{margin:0 .35em}
@media (min-width:901px){.cards>.card:last-child:nth-child(3n+2){grid-column:span 2}}
@media (min-width:641px) and (max-width:900px){.cards>.card:last-child:nth-child(odd){grid-column:span 2}}