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#midterm-brief .mb-icon{display:inline-block;width:.9em;height:.9em;vertical-align:-.1em;flex:none;pointer-events:none}
#midterm-brief .mb-countdown b{font-weight:400}
.midterms-page .mt-hero h2{font-size:clamp(34px,4vw,52px)}
.midterms-page .mt-hero h2 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--gold,#eed46b)}
@media(min-width:1101px){#midterm-brief .mb-hero h1{font-size:52px}}
@media(max-width:740px){#midterm-brief .mb-hero,#midterm-brief .mb-section,#midterm-brief .mb-localnav{padding-inline:22px}}
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/* Explicit Midterm Brief exception, approved for preview on 20 October.
   Scope ends before the existing “Trump’s grip on the ballot” hero. */
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#midterm-brief .mb-kicker{color:var(--mb-muted)}
#midterm-brief .mb-hero .mb-kicker{color:var(--mb-gold)}
#midterm-brief .mb-section,#midterm-brief .mb-accountability{background:var(--mb-paper)}
#midterm-brief summary{color:var(--mb-gold)}
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