Lighthouse Mobile

· 0 checks — Mobile Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.

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Performance

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Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

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Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

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Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

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Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

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URL	Est Savings
/assets/TiemposHeadline-Regular-ceb7edf25351ae78252efb3ab...	250 ms

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

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headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:58.74 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.61 source:map[column:32682 line:1 type:source-location url:https://assets.democracynow.org/assets/application-1d004a106cbc30cef9ed20f58ad901869dd40885387f2fc76b12d2e6fd8c907c.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.321 source:map[column:61 line:2 type:source-location url:https://assets.democracynow.org/assets/application-1d004a106cbc30cef9ed20f58ad901869dd40885387f2fc76b12d2e6fd8c907c.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.193 source:map[column:372 line:2 type:source-location url:https://assets.democracynow.org/assets/application-1d004a106cbc30cef9ed20f58ad901869dd40885387f2fc76b12d2e6fd8c907c.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.223 source:map[column:434 line:2 type:source-location url:https://assets.democracynow.org/assets/application-1d004a106cbc30cef9ed20f58ad901869dd40885387f2fc76b12d2e6fd8c907c.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.448 source:map[column:692 line:2 type:source-location url:https://assets.democracynow.org/assets/application-1d004a106cbc30cef9ed20f58ad901869dd40885387f2fc76b12d2e6fd8c907c.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.317 source:map[column:767 line:2 type:source-location url:https://assets.democracynow.org/assets/application-1d004a106cbc30cef9ed20f58ad901869dd40885387f2fc76b12d2e6fd8c907c.js urlProvider:network]]]

Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:label label:Subpart valueType:text] map[key:duration label:Duration valueType:ms]]

items: [map[duration:1244.065 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:1201.339 label:Resource load delay subpart:resourceLoadDelay] map[duration:324.587 label:Resource load duration subpart:resourceLoadDuration] map[duration:49.176 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]

lhId: page-0-DIV

nodeLabel: Daily Show Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Watch Go to show page >

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,4,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV

selector: div.row > div.daily_show_player > div.visible-xs > div.latest_show

snippet: <div class="latest_show video_cover" data-player="show_video" fetchpriority="high">

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-0-DIV

nodeLabel: Daily Show Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Watch Go to show page >

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,4,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV

selector: div.row > div.daily_show_player > div.visible-xs > div.latest_show

snippet: <div class="latest_show video_cover" data-player="show_video" fetchpriority="high">

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 offer many benefits over HTTP/1.1, such as multiplexing. Learn more about using modern HTTP.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Protocol
www.democracynow.org/	http/1.1
/assets/application-ebd399ed5bbe05ab44f1598f4561f915d6b2c...	http/1.1
/assets/TiemposHeadline-Semibold-f9885381bdafb158ec55155d...	http/1.1
/assets/application-1d004a106cbc30cef9ed20f58ad901869dd40...	http/1.1
/assets/icons/modal-close-5ec5cd072a7d7752e6073e5c8761274...	http/1.1
/assets/logo_for_dark_background-ddcf4f045c365d80e51ecc5c...	http/1.1
/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...	http/1.1
/assets/icons/hamburger-b990b48358f0d0d6ad29b0a5f38d26fe6...	http/1.1
/assets/icons/daily_show_play-300bafda8648a13ac94cb662d8f...	http/1.1
/assets/icons/close_icon-165e3ca4915ab28c8e586fdde6f0de4c...	http/1.1
/resources/thumbnails/13/813/DN-30-LOGO-Banner-1400x889-r...	http/1.1
www.democracynow.org/images/headlines/47/81147/quarter_hd/H13-Yanar-Mohammed.jpg	http/1.1
/resources/thumbnails/82/782/democracy_now_hat_rr_promo_2...	http/1.1
/assets/thumbnails/show_overlay_background-af3bf8ede5179b...	http/1.1
/assets/icons/audio_play_icon-227e57757c0dc7c39cff904dd36...	http/1.1
/assets/icons/download-icon-a959dd650444e07f4d36c3d1aa36e...	http/1.1
/assets/TiemposHeadline-Regular-ceb7edf25351ae78252efb3ab...	http/1.1
www.democracynow.org/images/story/34/81734/splash/Seg1-guest-ice-split.jpg	http/1.1
www.democracynow.org/images/story/35/81735/splash/Seg2-ICE-Thompson-split.jpg	http/1.1
www.democracynow.org/images/story/36/81736/splash/Seg3-Dog-rescue.jpg	http/1.1
www.democracynow.org/images/story/13/81713/splash/SEG1-guest-split-ALT-Nasr.jpg	http/1.1
/assets/icons/newsletter-812b993764242f0a9244411e27fb6ed6...	http/1.1
www.democracynow.org/resources/captions/shows/7915/English.vtt	http/1.1
www.democracynow.org/resources/chapters/7915.vtt	http/1.1
/assets/default_content_image-354f4555cc64afadc730d64243c...	http/1.1
www.democracynow.org/related_videos/most_popular.xml	http/1.1
www.democracynow.org/favicon.ico	http/1.1
www.democracynow.org/images/story/50/81650/w320/SEG2-AI-Jesus-Trump.jpg	http/1.1

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.

title: Preconnected origins

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
/assets/application-ebd399ed5bbe05ab44f1598f4561f915d6b2c...	51.7 KiB	1.7 s
/css2?family=Roboto:ital,wght@0,100..900;1,100..900&displ...	2.1 KiB	760 ms

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
/resources/thumbnails/13/813/DN-30-LOGO-Banner-1400x889-r...	0.0 ms	767.5 KiB
/resources/thumbnails/82/782/democracy_now_hat_rr_promo_2...	0.0 ms	81.1 KiB
www.democracynow.org/images/story/34/81734/splash/Seg1-guest-ice-split.jpg	0.0 ms	38.7 KiB
www.democracynow.org/images/headlines/47/81147/quarter_hd/H13-Yanar-Mohammed.jpg	0.0 ms	37.1 KiB
www.democracynow.org/images/story/35/81735/splash/Seg2-ICE-Thompson-split.jpg	0.0 ms	31.0 KiB
www.democracynow.org/images/story/36/81736/splash/Seg3-Dog-rescue.jpg	0.0 ms	28.1 KiB
www.democracynow.org/images/story/13/81713/splash/SEG1-guest-split-ALT-Nasr.jpg	0.0 ms	22.3 KiB
ssl.p.jwpcdn.com/player/v/8.21.2/jwpsrv.js	900.0 s	18.0 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	7200.0 s	20.9 KiB
www.democracynow.org/images/story/50/81650/w320/SEG2-AI-Jesus-Trump.jpg	0.0 ms	14.9 KiB
www.gstatic.com/eureka/clank/146/cast_sender.js	86400.0 s	13.4 KiB
static.getclicky.com/js	604800.0 s	5.3 KiB

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`	/resources/thumbnails/13/813/DN-30-LOGO-Banner-1400x889-r...	767.2 KiB	721.1 KiB
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`	/resources/thumbnails/82/782/democracy_now_hat_rr_promo_2...	80.9 KiB	67.2 KiB
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`	www.democracynow.org/images/headlines/47/81147/quarter_hd/H13-Yanar-Mohammed.jpg	36.9 KiB	19.0 KiB
div.hidden-lg > div.container-fluid > a.logo > img `div.hidden-lg > div.container-fluid > a.logo > img`	/assets/logo_for_dark_background-ddcf4f045c365d80e51ecc5c...	10.3 KiB	8.5 KiB
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > div.digest_container > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > div.digest_container > img`	/assets/icons/newsletter-812b993764242f0a9244411e27fb6ed6...	6.3 KiB	5.1 KiB

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

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Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 1.1 s

URL	Time Spent
democracynow.org/	1.1 s
www.democracynow.org/	0.0 ms

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

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Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 270 ms 68.4 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/assets/application-ebd399ed5bbe05ab44f1598f4561f915d6b2c...	51.3 KiB	45.6 KiB
.jw-reset{text-align:left;direction:ltr} …	22.9 KiB	22.7 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 810 ms 240.4 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/assets/application-1d004a106cbc30cef9ed20f58ad901869dd40...	136.5 KiB	72.7 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-4VGJFCX1G2&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1h1	175.7 KiB	71.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-PSMT33J	127.5 KiB	63.5 KiB
ssl.p.jwpcdn.com/player/v/8.21.2/jwplayer.core.controls.html5.js	84.7 KiB	32.8 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Total CPU Time	Script Evaluation	Script Parse
ssl.p.jwpcdn.com/player/v/8.21.2/jwplayer.core.controls.html5.js	1.6 s	1.1 s	52 ms
www.democracynow.org/	1.1 s	190 ms	36 ms
/assets/application-1d004a106cbc30cef9ed20f58ad901869dd40...	580 ms	402 ms	61 ms
Unattributable	527 ms	28 ms	0.0 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-4VGJFCX1G2&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1h1	465 ms	375 ms	87 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-PSMT33J	274 ms	210 ms	62 ms
js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-full-1.313.1.min.js	206 ms	162 ms	15 ms
ssl.p.jwpcdn.com/player/v/8.21.2/related.js	193 ms	147 ms	19 ms
ssl.p.jwpcdn.com/player/v/8.21.2/vttparser.js	104 ms	101 ms	1.5 ms
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	97 ms	81 ms	8.5 ms
static.getclicky.com/js	52 ms	48 ms	2.4 ms

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Category	Time Spent
Script Evaluation	2.9 s
Other	900 ms
Style & Layout	644 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation	375 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	221 ms
Rendering	163 ms
Garbage Collection	43 ms

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`	/resources/thumbnails/82/782/democracy_now_hat_rr_promo_2...
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`	/resources/thumbnails/13/813/DN-30-LOGO-Banner-1400x889-r...
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`	www.democracynow.org/images/headlines/47/81147/quarter_hd/H13-Yanar-Mohammed.jpg
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`	www.democracynow.org/images/story/34/81734/splash/Seg1-guest-ice-split.jpg
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`	www.democracynow.org/images/story/35/81735/splash/Seg2-ICE-Thompson-split.jpg
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`	www.democracynow.org/images/story/36/81736/splash/Seg3-Dog-rescue.jpg
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`	www.democracynow.org/images/story/13/81713/splash/SEG1-guest-split-ALT-Nasr.jpg
div.hidden-lg > div.container-fluid > a.logo > img `div.hidden-lg > div.container-fluid > a.logo > img`	/assets/logo_for_dark_background-ddcf4f045c365d80e51ecc5c...
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > div.digest_container > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > div.digest_container > img`	/assets/icons/newsletter-812b993764242f0a9244411e27fb6ed6...
div.daily_digest_modal_wrapper > div.daily_digest_modal_content > a#continue_to_site > img `div.daily_digest_modal_wrapper > div.daily_digest_modal_content > a#continue_to_site > img`	/assets/icons/modal-close-5ec5cd072a7d7752e6073e5c8761274...
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`	/assets/icons/video_square-b2d9809b2d8e28a669aec9b9b6ca59...
ul > li > button#hamburger_button > img `ul > li > button#hamburger_button > img`	/assets/icons/hamburger-b990b48358f0d0d6ad29b0a5f38d26fe6...
div.latest_show > div.cover_container > div.player_button > img `div.latest_show > div.cover_container > div.player_button > img`	/assets/icons/daily_show_play-300bafda8648a13ac94cb662d8f...
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify CSS

●Minify JavaScript

●Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 2,089 KiB

●User Timing marks and measures 5 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 15 long tasks found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 120 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 190 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 240 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 3 layout shifts found

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Names and labels

When a button doesn't have an accessible name, screen readers announce it as "button", making it unusable for users who rely on screen readers. Learn how to make buttons more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.visible-xs > ul > li > button#hamburger_button `div.visible-xs > ul > li > button#hamburger_button`

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.daily_digest_modal_wrapper > div.daily_digest_modal_content > a#continue_to_site > img `div.daily_digest_modal_wrapper > div.daily_digest_modal_content > a#continue_to_site > img`
div.hidden-lg > div.container-fluid > a.logo > img `div.hidden-lg > div.container-fluid > a.logo > img`
ul > li > button#hamburger_button > img `ul > li > button#hamburger_button > img`
div.latest_show > div.cover_container > div.player_button > img `div.latest_show > div.cover_container > div.player_button > img`
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > div.digest_container > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > div.digest_container > img`
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`

Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div#daily_digest_modal > div.daily_digest_modal_wrapper > div.daily_digest_modal_content > a#continue_to_site `div#daily_digest_modal > div.daily_digest_modal_wrapper > div.daily_digest_modal_content > a#continue_to_site`
header > div.hidden-lg > div.container-fluid > a.logo `header > div.hidden-lg > div.container-fluid > a.logo`
div.row > div.col-lg-6 > div.news_item > a.media `div.row > div.col-lg-6 > div.news_item > a.media`
div.row > div.col-lg-6 > div.news_item > a.media `div.row > div.col-lg-6 > div.news_item > a.media`
div.row > div.col-lg-6 > div.news_item > a.media `div.row > div.col-lg-6 > div.news_item > a.media`
div.row > div.col-lg-6 > div.news_item > a.media `div.row > div.col-lg-6 > div.news_item > a.media`
div.row > div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a `div.row > div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a`
div.row > div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a `div.row > div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a`
div.row > div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a `div.row > div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a`
div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a `div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a`
div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a `div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a`
div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a `div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a`
div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a `div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a`
div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a `div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a`
div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a `div.col-lg-6 > ul > li > a`

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else. `div.daily_digest_modal_wrapper > div.daily_digest_modal_content > div > h1`
DONATE `div.nav_container > div.container-fluid > nav.secondary_nav > a.donate_mobile`
Listen `div.visible-xs > div.audio_cover > div.controls > div.listen`
Media Options `div.audio_cover > div.controls > div.show_modal > span.hidden-sm`
APR 21, 2026 `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 21, 2026 `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 21, 2026 `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 20, 2026 `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 20, 2026 `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 20, 2026 `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 20, 2026 `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 17, 2026 `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 17, 2026 `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > span.date`
DONATE `div.row > div#highlighted_stories > div.donate_banner > a.donate`
APR 17, 2026 `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 17, 2026 `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 16, 2026 `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 16, 2026 `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > span.date`
APR `ul > li > div.calendar > div.month`
21 `ul > li > div.calendar > div.day`
APR `ul > li > div.calendar > div.month`
21 `ul > li > div.calendar > div.day`
APR `ul > li > div.calendar > div.month`
23 `ul > li > div.calendar > div.day`
THE DAILY NEWS DIGEST `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > div.digest_container > h5`
APR 16, 2026 `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 15, 2026 `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 15, 2026 `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 15, 2026 `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 15, 2026 `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > span.date`
APR 14, 2026 `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > span.date`
NON-COMMERCIAL NEWS NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT `div.body_wrapper > div#appeal > div.container-fluid > h2`
We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Please … `div.body_wrapper > div#appeal > div.container-fluid > div.text`
div.row > div.col-lg-5 > form#footer_subscribe > input.button_blue `div.row > div.col-lg-5 > form#footer_subscribe > input.button_blue`
Democracy Now! is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. We do not accept fund… `div.container-fluid > div.row > div.col-xs-12 > div.about`
MAKE A DONATION `div.container-fluid > div.row > div.col-xs-12 > a.donate`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Daily Show `div.visible-xs > div.latest_show > div.cover_container > h4`
MOST POPULAR `div.most_popular > div.container-fluid > div.row > h5`
Featured Coverage `div.row > div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > h5`
Gift Catalog `div.row > div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > h5`
NEWS `div.row > div.col-sm-6 > div.news > h5`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Best practices

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html `html`

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●Input buttons have discernible text.

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●ARIA IDs are unique

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

○Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

○`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○`[role]` values are valid

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

○`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

Best Practices

User Experience

Image natural dimensions should be proportional to the display size and the pixel ratio to maximize image clarity. Learn how to provide responsive images.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Displayed size	Actual size	Expected size
ul > li > button#hamburger_button > img `ul > li > button#hamburger_button > img`	/assets/icons/hamburger-b990b48358f0d0d6ad29b0a5f38d26fe6...	24 x 18	32 x 24	36 x 27

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids deprecated APIs

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No browser errors logged to the console

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Use a strong HSTS policy

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

●Page has valid source maps

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Content Best Practices

Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.daily_digest_modal_wrapper > div.daily_digest_modal_content > a#continue_to_site > img `div.daily_digest_modal_wrapper > div.daily_digest_modal_content > a#continue_to_site > img`
div.hidden-lg > div.container-fluid > a.logo > img `div.hidden-lg > div.container-fluid > a.logo > img`
ul > li > button#hamburger_button > img `ul > li > button#hamburger_button > img`
div.latest_show > div.cover_container > div.player_button > img `div.latest_show > div.cover_container > div.player_button > img`
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern `div.news_item > a.media > picture > img.modern`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div#highlighted_stories > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play `div.news_item > div.content > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > div.digest_container > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > div.digest_container > img`
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`
div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img `div.col-xs-12 > div.widget > a > img`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play `div.col-sm-6 > div.news_item > div.news_label > img.play`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`
ul > li > a > img `ul > li > a > img`

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Crawling and Indexing

Search engines may use `href` attributes on links to crawl websites. Ensure that the `href` attribute of anchor elements links to an appropriate destination, so more pages of the site can be discovered. Learn how to make links crawlable

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Uncrawlable Link
div#daily_digest_modal > div.daily_digest_modal_wrapper > div.daily_digest_modal_content > a#continue_to_site `div#daily_digest_modal > div.daily_digest_modal_wrapper > div.daily_digest_modal_content > a#continue_to_site`

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links have descriptive text

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`