/* HOME-SECTION *//* CAROUSEL */
.lay-copy-home-republican .home-section-feature { background-color: #17305C; }
.home-section-feature .item.post { position: relative; border-radius: 5px; }
.home-section-feature .item .media {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0px;
	right: 0px;
	bottom: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	background-position: center center;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-size: cover;
	opacity: .2;
	border-radius: 5px;
}

.home-section-feature .item .content {
	position: relative;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	flex-wrap: nowrap;
	justify-content: center;
	background-position: center center;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-size: cover;
	min-height: 256px;
	padding: 0 40px;
	align-items: center;
	border-radius: 5px;
}
.owl-carousel .owl-stage-outer { border-radius: 5px; }
.section-type {
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: #0887DB;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
}
.home-section-feature .item .content .title {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 36px;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.1em;
	font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
}
.home-section-feature .item .content .title a {
	display: block;
	color: inherit;
	display: -webkit-box;
	overflow: hidden;
	text-overflow: ellipsis;
	-webkit-line-clamp: 5;
	-webkit-box-orient: vertical;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	font-size: 40px;
	line-height: 1.1;
	font-weight: 600;
}
@media(max-width: 550px){
	.home-section-feature .item .content .title { text-align: center;}
}
.btn-read-more {
    background: #0071BC;
    color: #fff;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 700;
    display: flex;
    width: 175px;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    height: 60px;
	margin-top: 25px;
	font-size: 18px;
}
.btn-read-more:after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    background: url(../images/arrow-right.svg);
    height: 25px;
    width: 25px;
    margin-left: 5px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center;
}
.btn-read-more:hover { color: #fff; background: #034d7e; }
.home-section-feature .item .content-tall {
	min-height: 400px !important;
}
.issue-abstract {
	font-size: 24px;
    color: #fff;
    line-height: 1.3;
	text-align: center;
	display: none;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
	section.issues-section { 
		padding: 0 40px; 
		background: linear-gradient(0deg, #f1f3f4 15%, #ffffff00 55%);
	}
	.lay-copy-home-republican .home-section-feature {margin: auto; max-width: 1500px; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px #ccc;}
	.owl-carousel { border-radius: 5px;}
	.owl-carousel .owl-item { border-radius: 5px;}
	.home-section-feature .item .media:before {
		content: '';
		position: absolute;
		background: linear-gradient(90deg, #17305C 1%, #17305C80 45%, #17305C00 60%);
		top: 0;
		left: 0;
		right: 0;
		bottom: 0;
	}
	.home-section-feature .item .content {
		padding-left: 70px;
		align-items: flex-start;
	}
	.home-section-feature .item .content-tall {
		min-height: 500px !important;
		max-width: 675px;
	}
	.issue-abstract {
		text-align: left;
		display: block;
	}
	.home-section-feature .item .media {
		opacity: 1;
		background-position: center;
		left: 200px;
		background-size: cover;
	}
}
@media (min-width: 1200px) {
	section.issues-section { padding: 0 60px; }
	.home-section-feature .item .content {
		padding-left: 70px;
	}
	.home-section-feature .item .content-tall {
		min-height: 600px !important;
	}
	.home-section-feature .item .content .title {
		font-size: 2rem;
	}
	.home-section-feature .item .media { left: 300px; }
}
#carousel-republican { position: relative; border-radius: 5px; }
.owl-theme .owl-dots {
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 10px;
	left: 0;
	right: 0;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: row;
	flex-wrap: nowrap;
	justify-content: center;
}
.owl-theme .owl-dots .owl-dot span {
	width: 15px; 
	height: 15px;
	background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}
.owl-theme .owl-dots .owl-dot.active span, .owl-theme .owl-dots .owl-dot:hover span {
	background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
}
.owl-nav-link:hover { cursor: pointer; }
.owl-nav-link svg {
    width: 25px;
	filter: brightness(300);
}
.owl-nav-link.owl-nav-prev {
    position: absolute;
    top: 25%;
    bottom: 25%;
	left: 10px;
	z-index: 1;
}
.owl-nav-link.owl-nav-next {
    position: absolute;
    top: 25%;
    bottom: 25%;
	right: 10px;
	z-index: 1;
}

/* Homepage bottom BG image */
.home-large-bg {
	background: #e6e6e6;
}
@media(min-width: 992px){
	.home-large-bg {
		background: url(../images/bg-homepage.jpg);
		background-position: bottom;
		background-repeat: no-repeat;
		background-size: cover;
	}
	section.newsletter-section {
		background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f1f3f4 10%, #ffffff00 70%);
	}
	.owl-nav-link.owl-nav-next {top: 35%;bottom: 30%;}
	.owl-nav-link.owl-nav-prev {top: 35%;bottom: 30%;}
}

/* Subscribe */

.home-section-subscribe {
	text-align: left;
	background-image: url(../images/2024/bg-seal-home.png);
	background-size: contain;
	background-position: center;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.home-subscribe-form {
	display: inline-flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	flex-wrap: nowrap;
	align-items: flex-start;
	width: 100%;
}
.home-section-subscribe .form-group-header {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	flex-wrap: nowrap;
}
.home-section-subscribe .form-group-body {
	margin-top: 1rem;
	margin-bottom: 1rem;
	width: 100%;
}
.home-section-subscribe .title {
	color: #1B252F;
	font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
	font-size: 36px;
	line-height: 1;
	font-weight: 800;
}
.home-section-subscribe .subtitle {
	color: #1B252F;
	font-size: 20px;
	font-style: italic;
	font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
	font-weight: 500;
}
.home-section-subscribe .btn {
	background-color: #ac2814;
	border: 0;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.5rem;
	border-radius: 5px;
	padding: 15px 30px;
	width: 100%;
}
#subscribe-email { height: 54px; width: 100%; }
@media (min-width: 992px) {
	.home-section-subscribe .form-group-header {
		align-items: flex-end;
		margin-bottom: 1rem;
	}
}
@media (min-width: 1200px) {

	#subscribe-email { width: 100%; }
}

/* Social Captial Section */
.social-capital-inner {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column-reverse;
    padding: 40px 20px;
	background-color: #fff;
}
.social-capital-inner img {
    height: 250px;
    width: 250px;
    margin: auto;
    display: block;
}
.social-capital-body {
    text-align: center;
    padding-top: 30px;
}
h2.social-captial-title {
    font-weight: 900;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    line-height: 1;
    font-size: 36px;
}
p.social-captial-text {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
}
.blue { font-weight: 600; color: #0071BC; }
.social-capital-btn {
	background-color: #0071BC;
	border: 0;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: 600;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	border-radius: 5px;
	padding: 15px 30px;
	display: flex;
	justify-content: center;
	max-width: 335px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}
span.arrow {
    background: url(../images/arrow-right.svg);
    height: 26px;
    width: 30px;
    margin-left: 10px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center;
}
.social-capital-btn:hover { color: #fff; background: #035992; }

@media(min-width: 992px) {
	.social-capital-inner {	
		flex-direction: row;
		padding: 0;
		position: relative;
		z-index: 1;
	}
	.social-capital-inner:before {
		background: linear-gradient(90deg, #fff 55%, #ffffff80 58%, #ffffff00 60%);
		position: relative;
		z-index: -1;
		content: '';
		position: absolute;
		top: 0;
		left: 0;
		right: 0;
		bottom: 0;
	}
	.social-capital-body { 
		padding: 30px;
		display: flex;
		flex-direction: column;
		align-items: center;
		justify-content: center;
	}
	.social-capital-inner img {
		height: 100%;
		width: auto;
		position: relative;
		z-index: -2;
		border-radius: 5px;
	}
}
@media(min-width: 1200px) { 
	section.social-capital-section {
		padding: 0 60px;
	}
	.social-capital-inner {
		max-width: 1500px;
		margin: 0 auto;
		border-radius: 5px;
	}
	.social-capital-inner:before {
		background: linear-gradient(90deg, #fff 60%, #ffffff80 65%, #ffffff00 70%);
		border-radius: 5px;
	}
	h2.social-captial-title { font-size: 40px; margin-bottom: 30px;}
	p.social-captial-text { font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 5px;} 

}
@media(min-width: 1400px) { 
	.social-capital-inner:before {
		background: linear-gradient(90deg, #fff 65%, #ffffff80 68%, #ffffff00 74%);
	}
	.social-capital-body {	padding: 30px 80px;	}
}
@media(min-width: 1500px) { 
	.social-capital-inner:before {
		background: linear-gradient(90deg, #fff 67%, #ffffff80 71%, #ffffff00 74%);
	}
	.social-capital-body { padding: 30px 90px; }
}

/* News Section */
section.news-republican {
    padding: 40px 20px;
}
h2.news-head {
	font-weight: 900;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    line-height: 1;
    font-size: 40px;
	text-align: center;
	margin-bottom: 40px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
ul.news-items {
    list-style: none;
	padding: 0;
}
ul.news-items li + li {
    border-top: 1px solid #cccccc;
    padding-top: 20px;
    margin-top: 20px;
}
a.news-title {
    color: #1B252F;
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: 20px;
	text-align: center;
	display: block;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
}
p.news-abstract {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.4;
	text-align: center;
}
a.read-more {
    background-color: #0071BC;
    border: 0;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 15px 25px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    max-width: 340px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}
a.read-more:hover { color: #fff; background: #035992; text-decoration: none;}
.link-block { margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 20px; }

@media(min-width: 992px) {
	h2.news-head { margin-bottom: 60px; margin-top: 20px;}
	ul.news-items {	
		display: flex;
		flex-wrap: wrap;
		row-gap: 20px;
	}
	.news-block ul.news-items li { 
		flex-basis: calc(50% - 10px);
		border-top: 0;
		padding-top: 0;
		margin-top: 0;
	}
	.lay-copy-home-republican ul.news-items li:nth-of-type(even) {
		border-left: 2px solid #ffffff40;
		padding-left: 20px;
		margin-left: 20px;
	}
}
@media(min-width: 1200px) {
	section.news-republican { padding: 40px 60px ; }
	h2.news-head { margin-bottom: 60px;}
	ul.news-items {	flex-wrap: nowrap; max-width: 1500px; margin: 0 auto;}
	.news-block ul.news-items li { 
		flex-basis: calc(25% - 15px);
		border-top: 0;
		padding-top: 0;
		margin-top: 0;
	}
	ul.news-items li + li {
		border-left: 2px solid #ffffff40;
		padding-left: 20px;
		margin-left: 20px;
	}
	.link-block { margin-top: 30px;}
}

/* Twitter Section */
section.twitter-section {
    min-height: 440px;
    background: url(../images/bg-join-the-conversation.jpg);
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    padding: 60px 20px;
	color: #fff;
}
section.twitter-section a { color: #6ED4FF; }
h2.twitter-head {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 40px;
    font-weight: 800;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    color: #fff;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
span.twitter-blue {
    display: inline-block;
    height: 22px;
    width: 27px;
    background: url(../images/twitter-light-blue.svg);
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: contain;
}
.twitter-section h3 {
	color: #6ED4FF;
	text-align: center;
	font-size: 30px;
	font-weight: 500;
	margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.twitter-items {
    display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	text-align: center;
	max-width: 1580px;

}
.twitter-items .item {
    padding: 20px 15px;
	font-size: 24px;
    line-height: 1.25;
}
@media(min-width: 992px){
	.twitter-items {
		flex-direction: row;
		margin: auto;
	}
	.twitter-items .item { padding: 20px;}
}
@media(min-width: 1200px){
	.twitter-items .item { padding: 20px 40px; }
}


.mfp-video-btn {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	right: 0;
	bottom: 0;
	left: 0;

	background-image: url('../images/trans-3by2-play.png');
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-size: 66%;
	background-position: center;
	cursor: pointer;
	display: block;
	opacity: .65;
}
.mfp-video-btn:hover {
	opacity: .9;
}
.mfp-video-btn img {
	height: auto;
	max-width: 100%;
}