.usa-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 10px;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.usa-card__container {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.usa-card__body {
  flex-grow: 1;
  background: #f9f9f9;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem 1rem;
  border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;
}

.usa-card__body > *:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.usa-card__body p { margin: 0.25rem 0 0; }
.usa-card__body .usa-button {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  align-self: center;
}
.usa-card__body img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.usa-card__image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 200px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.usa-card__heading {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.25rem;
  color: #002855;
}

/* Announcements */
.longer-announcements {
  min-height: 80px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.announcements-section .usa-card__body.scrollable {
  max-height: 180px;
  overflow-y: auto;
  padding-right: 0.5rem;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
}

.announcements-section .usa-card__body.scrollable::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 6px;
}
.announcements-section .usa-card__body.scrollable::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background-color: #aaa;
  border-radius: 3px;
}

/* Tighten spacing for announcements */
.news-list h2 {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin: 0.1rem 0;
  color: #666;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.news-list h3 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin: 0.1rem 0;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.news-list p {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin: 0.15rem 0 0.5rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.flex-cards-container,
.flex-column-container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1600px;
  padding: 0.25rem 2rem 2rem;
}

.flex-cards-box,
.flex-column-box {
  flex: 1 1 calc(33.333% - 1rem);
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: flex;
}

.flex-cards-box .usa-card,
.flex-column-box .usa-card {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .flex-cards-box,
  .flex-column-box {
    flex: 1 1 calc(50% - 1rem);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .flex-cards-box,
  .flex-column-box {
    flex: 1 1 100%;
  }
}

.announcements-section.usa-section,
.announcements-section .grid-container {
  padding-bottom: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.flex-cards-container,
.flex-column-container {
  padding-top: 0.10rem;
}

.announcements-section {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.flex-cards-container {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding-top: 0.25rem;
}

/* 🔥 FINAL FIX: Eliminate space between announcements and cards */
.announcements-section,
.announcements-section .grid-row,
.announcements-section .grid-container,
.announcements-section .usa-card,
.announcements-section .usa-card__container,
.announcements-section .usa-card__body {
  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

.flex-cards-container {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  padding-top: 0.25rem !important;
}

.announcements-section h2,
.announcements-section h3 {
  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}