.midterms{--mt-open:#e7e8ec;--mt-soon:#f3c969;--mt-partial:#c9b9e6;--mt-closed:#5b6474;--mt-await:#9aa3b2;--mt-race:#d9dbe2;--mt-none:#f1f1f3;--mt-undec:#e4e5ea;--mt-ink:#111;--mt-sub:#6b6b70;--mt-line:#e6e6e9;
 font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"SF Pro Text","Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--mt-ink);background:#fbfbfd;border:1px solid var(--mt-line);border-radius:18px;padding:18px 18px 14px;min-width:0;position:relative;overflow:hidden;animation:mt-in .6s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) both}
@keyframes mt-in{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(6px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
.midterms button{font:inherit;color:inherit;background:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;padding:0}
.midterms a{color:inherit}
.mt-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.mt-eyebrow{margin:0 0 4px;font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#d70013;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
.mt-dot,.mt-live-dot{width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:#d70013;display:inline-block;animation:mt-pulse 1.8s ease-in-out infinite}
@keyframes mt-pulse{0%,100%{opacity:1}50%{opacity:.35}}
.mt-title{margin:0;font:700 30px/1 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.6px}
.mt-clock{text-align:right;display:grid;gap:1px}
.mt-clock-k{font-size:11px;color:var(--mt-sub);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.5px}
.mt-clock-v{font-size:28px;font-weight:600;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;letter-spacing:-.5px;line-height:1.05}
.mt-clock-s{font-size:12px;color:var(--mt-sub);max-width:300px}
.mt-loc{color:var(--mt-sub)}
.mt-timeline{list-style:none;margin:14px -18px 0;padding:0 18px 4px;display:flex;gap:6px;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none;scroll-behavior:smooth;position:relative}
.mt-timeline::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.mt-timeline li{flex:0 0 auto}
.mt-timeline button{display:grid;gap:2px;text-align:left;padding:7px 10px;border-radius:10px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--mt-line);min-width:64px;transition:background .3s,border-color .3s,transform .2s}
.mt-timeline button:hover{transform:translateY(-1px);border-color:#c9c9cf}
.mt-tl-t{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.mt-tl-s{font-size:10px;color:var(--mt-sub);letter-spacing:.3px;max-width:150px;white-space:normal;line-height:1.25}
.mt-timeline .is-done button{background:#f0f0f3;color:#8a8a90}
.mt-timeline .is-done .mt-tl-t::before{content:'✓ ';color:#5b6474}
.mt-timeline .is-next button{border-color:#111;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #111 inset}
.mt-mapbar{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-top:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.mt-seg{display:inline-flex;background:#ececf0;border-radius:9px;padding:2px}
.mt-seg button{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:5px 11px;border-radius:7px;color:#3a3a3e;transition:background .25s,box-shadow .25s}
.mt-seg button[aria-selected="true"]{background:#fff;box-shadow:0 1px 3px #0000001f;color:#111}
.mt-pick select{font:13px -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,sans-serif;border:1px solid var(--mt-line);border-radius:9px;padding:6px 26px 6px 10px;background:#fff;color:#111;max-width:170px}
.mt-map{position:relative;margin-top:8px}
.mt-map svg{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.mt-map path{stroke:#fff;stroke-width:1;stroke-linejoin:round;cursor:pointer;transition:fill .5s ease,opacity .2s;outline:none}
.mt-map path:hover{opacity:.82}
.mt-map path:focus-visible,.mt-map path.is-sel{stroke:#111;stroke-width:2.2}
.mt-map path.is-flash{animation:mt-flash 1.2s ease}
@keyframes mt-flash{0%,100%{opacity:1}30%{opacity:.35}}
.mt-key{fill:none;stroke:#111;stroke-width:1.6;pointer-events:none;opacity:.75}
.mt-tip{position:absolute;left:0;top:0;pointer-events:none;background:#ffffffee;backdrop-filter:blur(8px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(8px);border:1px solid var(--mt-line);border-radius:10px;padding:7px 10px;font-size:12px;display:grid;gap:2px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px #0000001a;z-index:3;min-width:150px}
.mt-tip span,.mt-tip em{color:var(--mt-sub);font-style:normal}
.mt-legend{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 12px;font-size:11px;color:var(--mt-sub);margin-top:4px}
.mt-legend span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:5px}
.mt-legend i{width:10px;height:10px;border-radius:3px;display:inline-block}
.mt-ring{width:9px;height:9px;border:1.5px solid #111;border-radius:50%;display:inline-block;opacity:.75}
.mt-panel{display:grid;grid-template-rows:0fr;transition:grid-template-rows .45s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)}
.mt-panel.is-open{grid-template-rows:1fr;margin-top:12px;padding:14px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--mt-line);border-radius:14px}
.mt-panel>*{min-height:0}
.mt-p-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px}
.mt-p-head h3{margin:0;font:700 22px Georgia,serif}
.mt-p-head p{margin:4px 0 10px;font-size:12px;color:var(--mt-sub);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px;align-items:center}
.mt-close{font-size:22px!important;line-height:1;color:#888!important;width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:50%!important;background:#f1f1f3!important}
.mt-badge{display:inline-block;font-size:11px;font-weight:600;padding:3px 8px;border-radius:999px;background:#f0f0f3;color:#3a3a3e;margin:6px 0 2px}
.mt-badge.is-soon{background:#fdf0cc;color:#7a5600}.mt-badge.is-partial{background:#efe9fa;color:#4b3a72}.mt-badge.is-closed{background:#e6e8ee;color:#2f3642}
.mt-badge.is-count{background:#e9f2ff;color:#1d4f8f}
.mt-badge.is-call{background:var(--c);color:#fff}.mt-badge.is-call a{color:#fff}
.mt-balance{margin-top:16px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--mt-line)}
.mt-pow{position:relative;display:flex;height:16px;border-radius:8px;overflow:visible;margin:26px 0 6px;background:var(--mt-undec)}
.mt-pow span{height:100%;transition:flex .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)}
.mt-pow span:first-child{border-radius:8px 0 0 8px}.mt-pow span:last-of-type{border-radius:0 8px 8px 0}
.mt-mark{position:absolute;top:-6px;bottom:-6px;width:2px;background:#111;transform:translateX(-1px)}
.mt-mark em{position:absolute;bottom:100%;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);white-space:nowrap;font:10px -apple-system,sans-serif;color:var(--mt-sub);font-style:normal;margin-bottom:2px}
.mt-nums{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-size:12px;color:var(--mt-sub)}
.mt-nums b{font-size:18px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;margin-right:3px}
.mt-cite{font-size:10.5px;line-height:1.45;color:#86868b;margin:6px 0 0}
.mt-src{color:#5b6474!important;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#c8c8cd;text-underline-offset:2px}
.mt-h3{font:700 15px -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,sans-serif;margin:18px 0 8px;letter-spacing:-.1px}
.mt-h3 span{font-weight:400;font-size:12px;color:var(--mt-sub)}
.mt-races{border-top:1px solid var(--mt-line);margin-top:16px}
.mt-cards{display:flex;gap:10px;overflow-x:auto;scroll-snap-type:x mandatory;margin:0 -18px;padding:2px 18px 8px;scrollbar-width:thin}
.mt-cards.is-panel{margin:0;padding:0 0 4px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));overflow:visible}
.mt-card{flex:0 0 232px;scroll-snap-align:start;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--mt-line);border-radius:14px;padding:11px 12px;font-size:13px;transition:box-shadow .3s,transform .3s}
.mt-card:hover{box-shadow:0 6px 20px #00000012;transform:translateY(-1px)}
.mt-card.is-pinned{border-color:#111}
.mt-card header{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:6px}
.mt-st{font-weight:700;font-size:14px}
.mt-st:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.mt-office{font-size:11px;color:var(--mt-sub);flex:1}
.mt-pin{font-size:16px;color:#b0b0b5}.mt-pin[aria-pressed="true"]{color:#111}
.mt-cands{list-style:none;margin:6px 0 0;padding:0;display:grid;gap:5px}
.mt-cands li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:20px 1fr auto;align-items:center;gap:2px 7px}
.mt-chip{font-style:normal;font-size:10px;font-weight:700;color:#fff;border-radius:5px;text-align:center;line-height:18px;width:18px}
.mt-cn small{color:var(--mt-sub);font-size:10.5px}
.mt-pct{font-weight:600;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.mt-votes{grid-column:2;font-size:11px;color:var(--mt-sub)}
.mt-bar{grid-column:2/4;height:4px;background:#efeff2;border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden}.mt-bar b{display:block;height:100%;transition:width .8s}
.mt-meta{margin:7px 0 0;font-size:11.5px;color:#4a4a4f;line-height:1.35}
.mt-af{margin:7px 0 0;font-size:11.5px;line-height:1.35;background:#fff5f5;border-radius:8px;padding:6px 8px}
.mt-af b{color:#b3001b;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.5px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-right:3px}
.mt-house{margin-top:10px}.mt-house h4{margin:4px 0 6px;font-size:13px}
.mt-house ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;gap:4px;font-size:12px}
.mt-house b{display:inline-block;min-width:44px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.mt-empty{font-size:13px;color:var(--mt-sub);margin:4px 0}
.mt-watch{border-top:1px solid var(--mt-line);margin-top:10px}
.mt-watch ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:10px 16px}
.mt-watch li{display:grid;gap:3px;font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.35;padding-left:10px;border-left:2px solid #d70013}
.mt-watch li b{font-size:13px}
.mt-watch small{font-size:10.5px;color:#86868b}
.mt-watch small a,.mt-watch small button{color:#5b6474;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#c8c8cd;font-size:10.5px}
.mt-foot{margin-top:14px;padding-top:10px;border-top:1px solid var(--mt-line);font-size:10.5px;line-height:1.45;color:#86868b}
.mt-foot p{margin:0 0 4px}.mt-foot b{color:#3a3a3e}
.mt-foot .mt-live-dot{margin-right:5px;width:6px;height:6px;vertical-align:1px}
.lead-thumb{display:block;margin:0 0 10px}.lead-thumb img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover;border-radius:2px}
/* layout: module spans the old image + live columns */
.election-grid.has-mid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,220fr) minmax(0,560fr);grid-template-areas:"lead mod" "live mod";grid-template-rows:auto 1fr;row-gap:18px;min-height:0;align-items:start}
.has-mid .lead-stack{grid-area:lead}.has-mid .midterms{grid-area:mod}
.has-mid .midterms{grid-row:1/3}
.has-mid .live-stack{grid-area:live;border-left:0;padding-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:16px;padding-right:16px}
@media(max-width:900px){
 .election-grid.has-mid{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch}
 .has-mid .midterms{order:2;margin:4px -4px 0}
 .has-mid .live-stack{order:3;padding-right:0}
 .midterms{padding:16px 14px 12px;border-radius:16px}
 .mt-timeline,.mt-cards{margin-left:-14px;margin-right:-14px;padding-left:14px;padding-right:14px}
 .mt-cards.is-panel{margin:0;padding:0}
 .mt-title{font-size:26px}
 .mt-clock{text-align:left}
 .mt-watch ul{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}
@media(max-width:480px){.mt-clock-v{font-size:24px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.midterms,.midterms *{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}}

.mt-cards{align-items:flex-start}
.mt-cards.is-panel{align-items:start}
.mt-card{padding:9px 11px;font-size:12.5px}
.mt-card .mt-badge{margin:4px 0 0}
.mt-cands{margin-top:5px;gap:3px}
.mt-meta,.mt-af{margin-top:5px;font-size:11px;line-height:1.3}
.mt-cite{margin-top:4px}
.mt-cards:not(.is-panel){align-items:flex-start}
.mt-cards:not(.is-panel) .mt-meta,.mt-cards:not(.is-panel) .mt-af{display:none}
.mt-cards:not(.is-panel) .mt-cite{display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden;min-height:2.9em}
@media(max-width:900px){
 .top-stories:has(.election-grid.has-mid){display:flex;flex-direction:column}
 .top-stories .election-grid.has-mid{display:contents}
 .top-stories:has(.has-mid) .midterms{order:-2;margin:0 -4px 16px}
 .top-stories:has(.has-mid) .free-banner{order:-1}
 .top-stories:has(.has-mid) .lead-stack{order:0}
 .top-stories:has(.has-mid) .live-stack{order:1;margin-top:16px}
 .top-stories:has(.has-mid)>.election-briefs,.top-stories:has(.has-mid)>.poll-links{order:2}
}
.mt-nums span{white-space:nowrap}@media(max-width:480px){.mt-nums{font-size:11px}.mt-nums b{font-size:16px}}