Policy Page: Recent Post Featured Images Not Rendering

Describe the bug

The Policy page is not displaying thumbnail images for recent posts. Instead of rendering the expected featured images, the image containers appear as empty colored placeholders. This affects the visual presentation of the page and makes it difficult for users to quickly identify articles.

Observed on: Policy page

To Reproduce

1. Go to the Policy page.
2. Scroll down to the Recent Posts section.
3. Observe the article cards.
4. Notice that the thumbnail image area displays an empty placeholder instead of the expected image.

Expected behavior

Each policy article should display its associated featured image. If a post does not have a featured image, a default fallback image should be displayed instead of an empty placeholder.

Screenshots

Attached screenshot showing missing thumbnails in the Recent Posts section.

Desktop (please complete the following information)

• OS: macOS
• Browser: Chrome
• Version: Latest

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Additional context

The issue appears to be isolated to thumbnail image rendering. The article titles, excerpts, and category tags load correctly, indicating the post data is being fetched successfully.

Possible causes include:

• Featured image URLs are not being returned by the API.
• The frontend is not mapping the featured image field correctly.
• Image requests are failing (404/CDN/CORS issue).
• No fallback image is implemented when a post has no featured image.

This should be investigated to determine whether the problem originates from the content source or the frontend rendering logic.

Start at the Policy page's Recent Posts rendering and inspect the post data and image requests to determine whether featured image URLs are returned and displayed. Verify the behavior for posts with and without featured images; done means each card shows its featured image or a default fallback instead of an empty placeholder.