diff --git a/includes/class-peptide-news-rest-api.php b/includes/class-peptide-news-rest-api.php
index d3a657e..db4b737 100644
--- a/includes/class-peptide-news-rest-api.php
+++ b/includes/class-peptide-news-rest-api.php
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@ class Peptide_News_Rest_API {
             $offset
         ) );
 
+        // Strip source name from titles and summaries (e.g. "Article Title - Toronto Star").
+        foreach ( $articles as $article ) {
+            $article->title = $this->strip_source_suffix( $article->title, $article->source, $article->source_url );
+            if ( ! empty( $article->ai_summary ) ) {
+                $article->ai_summary = $this->strip_source_suffix( $article->ai_summary, $article->source, $article->source_url );
+            }
+            if ( ! empty( $article->excerpt ) ) {
+                $article->excerpt = $this->strip_source_suffix( $article->excerpt, $article->source, $article->source_url );
+            }
+        }
+
         $total = $wpdb->get_var( "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {$table} WHERE is_active = 1" );
 
         $response = rest_ensure_response( array(
@@ -163,6 +174,69 @@ class Peptide_News_Rest_API {
         return $response;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Strip the source/publisher name from the end of a string.
+     *
+     * Handles common separator patterns like " - Source", " | Source",
+     * " — Source", and " – Source". Uses case-insensitive matching against
+     * the source field. Also extracts publisher names from source URLs
+     * and has a regex fallback for common RSS title patterns.
+     *
+     * @param string $text       The text to clean.
+     * @param string $source     The source name to strip.
+     * @param string $source_url The source URL (used to extract domain-based publisher names).
+     * @return string Cleaned text.
+     */
+    private function strip_source_suffix( $text, $source, $source_url = '' ) {
+        if ( empty( $text ) ) {
+            return $text;
+        }
+
+        $separators = array( ' - ', ' | ', ' — ', ' – ', ' // ' );
+
+        // Build list of source names to try matching against.
+        $source_names = array();
+        if ( ! empty( $source ) ) {
+            $source_names[] = $source;
+        }
+
+        // Extract domain-based publisher name (e.g., "News-Medical" from "news-medical.net").
+        if ( ! empty( $source_url ) ) {
+            $host = wp_parse_url( $source_url, PHP_URL_HOST );
+            if ( $host ) {
+                $host = preg_replace( '/^www\./', '', $host );
+                $parts = explode( '.', $host );
+                if ( count( $parts ) >= 2 ) {
+                    $domain_name = $parts[ count( $parts ) - 2 ];
+                    $source_names[] = str_replace( '-', ' ', $domain_name );
+                    $source_names[] = $domain_name;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Try exact (case-insensitive) match against known source names.
+        foreach ( $source_names as $name ) {
+            foreach ( $separators as $sep ) {
+                $suffix = $sep . $name;
+                $suffix_len = strlen( $suffix );
+                if ( strlen( $text ) > $suffix_len && strcasecmp( substr( $text, -$suffix_len ), $suffix ) === 0 ) {
+                    return rtrim( substr( $text, 0, -$suffix_len ) );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Fallback: strip trailing " - Short Publisher Name" patterns (1-5 words).
+        // Only strips if the part after the separator looks like a publisher name
+        // (starts with uppercase, no sentence-ending punctuation).
+        $pattern = '/\s+[-\x{2013}\x{2014}|]\s+[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9\s.\'\-]{0,50}$/u';
+        $candidate = preg_replace( $pattern, '', $text );
+        if ( $candidate !== $text && strlen( $candidate ) > strlen( $text ) * 0.4 ) {
+            return rtrim( $candidate );
+        }
+
+        return $text;
+    }
+
     /**
      * GET /analytics/top
      */
diff --git a/public/css/public-style.css b/public/css/public-style.css
index e4c4079..a687282 100644
--- a/public/css/public-style.css
+++ b/public/css/public-style.css
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
   --pn-source-color: #1f2937;
   --pn-source-bg: #f3f4f6;
 
-  /* Tag Colors */
-  --pn-tag-bg: #eff6ff;
-  --pn-tag-color: #1e40af;
-
   /* Focus & System */
   --pn-focus-ring: #2563eb;
   --pn-error: #dc2626;
@@ -71,10 +67,6 @@
     --pn-source-color: #e2e8f0;
     --pn-source-bg: #1e293b;
 
-    /* Tag Colors */
-    --pn-tag-bg: #1e3a8a;
-    --pn-tag-color: #bfdbfe;
-
     /* Focus & System */
     --pn-focus-ring: #60a5fa;
     --pn-error: #f87171;
@@ -258,42 +250,6 @@
   content: '';
 }
 
-/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-   TAGS
-   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-
-.pn-tags {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: 8px;
-  margin: auto 0 0 0;
-}
-
-.pn-tag {
-  display: inline-block;
-  padding: 4px 10px;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  line-height: 1.3;
-  letter-spacing: 0.15px;
-  color: var(--pn-tag-color);
-  background: var(--pn-tag-bg);
-  border-radius: 20px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: all 0.15s ease;
-}
-
-.pn-tag:hover {
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--pn-tag-bg) 70%, var(--pn-tag-color) 30%);
-  transform: translateY(-1px);
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.15);
-}
-
-.pn-tag:focus-visible {
-  outline: 2px solid var(--pn-focus-ring);
-  outline-offset: 2px;
-}
-
 /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
    LOADING STATES & SKELETON
    ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
@@ -367,19 +323,6 @@
   animation: pn-shimmer 2s infinite 0.4s;
 }
 
-.pn-skeleton-tags {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 8px;
-  margin-top: 16px;
-}
-
-.pn-skeleton-tag {
-  height: 10px;
-  width: 60px;
-  border-radius: 20px;
-  animation: pn-shimmer 2s infinite 0.5s;
-}
-
 @keyframes pn-shimmer {
   0% { background-position: 200% 0; }
   100% { background-position: -200% 0; }
@@ -597,16 +540,6 @@
     font-size: 12px;
   }
 
-  .pn-tag {
-    padding: 3px 8px;
-    font-size: 11.5px;
-  }
-
-  .pn-tags {
-    gap: 6px;
-    margin-top: 10px;
-  }
-
   .pn-skeleton-card {
     padding: 16px;
     margin-bottom: 16px;
@@ -699,11 +632,6 @@
     color: var(--pn-text-tertiary);
   }
 
-  .pn-tag {
-    background: var(--pn-tag-bg);
-    color: var(--pn-tag-color);
-  }
-
   .pn-page-btn {
     background: transparent;
     border-color: var(--pn-border-light);
@@ -748,8 +676,7 @@
     color: var(--pn-text-tertiary);
   }
 
-  .pn-skeleton-line,
-  .pn-skeleton-tag {
+  .pn-skeleton-line {
     background: linear-gradient(
       90deg,
       var(--pn-loading) 0%,
@@ -781,8 +708,7 @@
 
   .pn-article-title a:focus-visible,
   .pn-page-btn:focus-visible,
-  .pn-retry-btn:focus-visible,
-  .pn-tag:focus-visible {
+  .pn-retry-btn:focus-visible {
     outline-width: 3px;
   }
 }
@@ -791,11 +717,9 @@
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
   .pn-article,
   .pn-article-title a,
-  .pn-tag,
   .pn-page-btn,
   .pn-retry-btn,
-  .pn-skeleton-line,
-  .pn-skeleton-tag {
+  .pn-skeleton-line {
     animation: none !important;
     transition: none !important;
   }
diff --git a/public/js/peptide-news-feed.js b/public/js/peptide-news-feed.js
index c319f9f..773628c 100644
--- a/public/js/peptide-news-feed.js
+++ b/public/js/peptide-news-feed.js
@@ -148,17 +148,6 @@ function trackClick(articleId) {
 
 /* ── Components ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
-/**
- * Single keyword tag pill.
- */
-const Tag = memo(function Tag({
-  label
-}) {
-  return /*#__PURE__*/React.createElement("span", {
-    className: "pn-tag"
-  }, label);
-});
-
 /**
  * Single article card.
  */
@@ -166,8 +155,6 @@ const ArticleCard = memo(function ArticleCard({
   article
 }) {
   const summary = decodeEntities(article.ai_summary || article.excerpt || '');
-  const tagSource = article.tags || article.categories || '';
-  const tags = tagSource ? tagSource.split(',').map(t => t.trim()).filter(Boolean).slice(0, 5) : [];
   const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
     trackClick(article.id);
   }, [article.id]);
@@ -196,14 +183,7 @@ const ArticleCard = memo(function ArticleCard({
     className: "pn-article-excerpt"
   }, summary), article.author && /*#__PURE__*/React.createElement("span", {
     className: "pn-author"
-  }, article.author), tags.length > 0 && /*#__PURE__*/React.createElement("div", {
-    className: "pn-tags",
-    role: "list",
-    "aria-label": "Keywords"
-  }, tags.map(tag => /*#__PURE__*/React.createElement(Tag, {
-    key: tag,
-    label: tag
-  }))));
+  }, article.author));
 });
 
 /**
@@ -229,15 +209,7 @@ function LoadingSkeleton({
     className: "pn-skeleton-line pn-skeleton-excerpt"
   }), /*#__PURE__*/React.createElement("div", {
     className: "pn-skeleton-line pn-skeleton-excerpt-short"
-  }), /*#__PURE__*/React.createElement("div", {
-    className: "pn-skeleton-tags"
-  }, /*#__PURE__*/React.createElement("div", {
-    className: "pn-skeleton-tag"
-  }), /*#__PURE__*/React.createElement("div", {
-    className: "pn-skeleton-tag"
-  }), /*#__PURE__*/React.createElement("div", {
-    className: "pn-skeleton-tag"
-  })))));
+  }))));
 }
 
 /**