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src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25036450448580-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Treasury Department material" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25036450448580-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25036450448580-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25036450448580-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25036450448580-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25036450448580-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 400px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> </figure> <div 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aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/AP250205280201021.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="These are Trump’s priorities with his Day 1 executive orders" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/AP250205280201021.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/AP250205280201021.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/AP250205280201021.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/AP250205280201021.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/AP250205280201021.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 400px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/01/20/national-politics/trump-day-1-executive-order-priorities/" rel="bookmark">These are Trump’s priorities with his Day 1 executive orders</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-01-20T16:06:21">January 20, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-01-20T16:07:35-05:00">January 20, 2025</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="3534748" class="tag-joe-biden category-nation category-national-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/01/20/national-politics/biden-commutes-sentence-indigenous-activist-leonard-peltier/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/Thanksgiving-Indigenous-Mourning.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/Thanksgiving-Indigenous-Mourning.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/Thanksgiving-Indigenous-Mourning.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/Thanksgiving-Indigenous-Mourning.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/Thanksgiving-Indigenous-Mourning.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, 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href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/01/20/nation/joe-biden-pardons-siblings-spouses-before-leaving-office/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/AP250206040815891.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Just minutes before leaving office, Joe Biden pardons his siblings and their spouses" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/AP250206040815891.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/AP250206040815891.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/AP250206040815891.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/AP250206040815891.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 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has-more-button" style="" > <div data-posts data-current-post-id="2986791"> <article data-post-id="3543733" class="category-politics category-state category-washington type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/19/politics/washington/majority-of-mainers-disapprove-of-elon-musk-doge/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25044785431300.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-square-medium size-newspack-article-block-square-medium wp-post-image" alt="Majority of Mainers disapprove of Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE’ role" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25044785431300.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25044785431300.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, 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fast-paced early tenure.</p> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="3543563" class="tag-election-2025 category-elections category-politics category-state-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/19/politics/elections/maine-voter-id-referendum-november-2025-ballot-qualifies/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="600" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Voting-B-LCO.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-square-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-square-intermediate wp-post-image" alt="Voter ID referendum qualifies for Maine ballot" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Voting-B-LCO.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Voting-B-LCO.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, 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ballot.</p> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="3543283" class="tag-explain category-hancock category-politics category-top-stories category-washington type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/politics/washington/acadia-national-park-loses-staff-under-donald-trumps-sweeping-layoffs/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Daily-Life-16.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-square-medium size-newspack-article-block-square-medium wp-post-image" alt="Acadia National Park loses staff under Donald Trump’s sweeping layoffs" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Daily-Life-16.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Daily-Life-16.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Daily-Life-16.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Daily-Life-16.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Daily-Life-16.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Daily-Life-16.jpg?resize=96%2C96&ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Daily-Life-16.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/politics/washington/acadia-national-park-loses-staff-under-donald-trumps-sweeping-layoffs/" rel="bookmark">Acadia National Park loses staff under Donald Trump’s sweeping layoffs</a></h2> <p>Eight full-time staff at the national park that mostly lies on Maine’s Mount Desert Island were laid off Friday.</p> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="3543225" class="category-politics category-state-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/politics/state-politics/top-democrat-says-maine-lawmaker-post-assata-shakur-convicted-police-killer-wrong/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/rep-nina-milliken-1.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-square-medium size-newspack-article-block-square-medium wp-post-image" alt="Top Democrat says Maine lawmaker ‘wrong’ to post about convicted police killer" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/rep-nina-milliken-1.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/rep-nina-milliken-1.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/rep-nina-milliken-1.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/rep-nina-milliken-1.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/rep-nina-milliken-1.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/rep-nina-milliken-1.jpg?resize=96%2C96&ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/rep-nina-milliken-1.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/politics/state-politics/top-democrat-says-maine-lawmaker-post-assata-shakur-convicted-police-killer-wrong/" rel="bookmark">Top Democrat says Maine lawmaker ‘wrong’ to post about convicted police killer</a></h2> <p>Nina Milliken wrote that there was “lots to unpack with this situation” but that the state has “enormous resources” to come after those who “present a challenge to systems of oppression.”</p> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="3543125" class="tag-aaron-frey tag-gun-control tag-lewiston-mass-shooting category-state-police-courts category-politics category-state category-state-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/politics/state-politics/maine-attorney-general-gun-waiting-period-reinstatement-request/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Shooting-Gun-Laws-1.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-square-medium size-newspack-article-block-square-medium wp-post-image" alt="Maine attorney general asks judge to restore 3-day waiting period for gun sales" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Shooting-Gun-Laws-1.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Shooting-Gun-Laws-1.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Shooting-Gun-Laws-1.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Shooting-Gun-Laws-1.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Maine-Shooting-Gun-Laws-1.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, 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href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/politics/washington/maine-nirav-shah-us-cdc-resigning/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/NiravShah091020_NAW8.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-square-medium size-newspack-article-block-square-medium wp-post-image" alt="Nirav Shah is stepping down from US CDC" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/NiravShah091020_NAW8.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/NiravShah091020_NAW8.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/NiravShah091020_NAW8.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/NiravShah091020_NAW8.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/NiravShah091020_NAW8.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/NiravShah091020_NAW8.jpg?resize=96%2C96&ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/NiravShah091020_NAW8.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/politics/washington/maine-nirav-shah-us-cdc-resigning/" rel="bookmark">Nirav Shah is stepping down from US CDC</a></h2> <p>He made the plan to leave the agency independently and will return to Maine with his family.</p> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="3542847" class="tag-donald-trump category-politics category-washington type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/17/politics/trump-begins-firings-of-faa-air-traffic-control-staff-just-weeks-after-fatal-dc-plane-crash/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25037781609891.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-square-medium size-newspack-article-block-square-medium wp-post-image" alt="Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25037781609891.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25037781609891.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25037781609891.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25037781609891.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25037781609891.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25037781609891.jpg?resize=96%2C96&ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25037781609891.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/17/politics/trump-begins-firings-of-faa-air-traffic-control-staff-just-weeks-after-fatal-dc-plane-crash/" rel="bookmark">Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash</a></h2> <p>The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance.</p> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="3542841" class="category-politics category-washington type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/17/politics/here-are-some-takeaways-from-the-first-month-of-trumps-mideast-diplomacy/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/12/AP24357638951670-1.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-square-medium size-newspack-article-block-square-medium wp-post-image" alt="Here are some takeaways from the first month of Trump’s Mideast diplomacy" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/12/AP24357638951670-1.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/12/AP24357638951670-1.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, 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release of three Israeli hostages last week, U.S. President Donald Trump stepped into the picture with an unexpected ultimatum. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump called on Hamas to release all of the more than 70 hostages it is holding by noon on Saturday. Otherwise,…</p> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="3542791" class="tag-donald-trump category-news category-politics category-top-stories category-washington type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/17/politics/washington/maine-us-attorney-darcie-mclwee-fired/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="1200" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/darcie-mcelwee-us-attorney-maine-bennett-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-square-large size-newspack-article-block-square-large wp-post-image" alt="Maine’s top federal prosecutor fired by Trump administration" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/darcie-mcelwee-us-attorney-maine-bennett-2-scaled.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, 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href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/17/bangor/dana-white-hermon-levant-maine-property-joam40zk0w/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25019792540955.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-square-medium size-newspack-article-block-square-medium wp-post-image" alt="Dana White will keep buying Maine property ‘until the day I die’" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25019792540955.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25019792540955.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25019792540955.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/AP25019792540955.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, 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post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/17/politics/state-politics/maine-democrats-find-a-new-republican-villain-in-an-old-foe-joam40zk0w/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="600" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Ken-Fredette-B-LCO-2.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-square-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-square-intermediate wp-post-image" alt="Maine Democrats find a new Republican villain in an old foe" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Ken-Fredette-B-LCO-2.jpg?resize=250%2C250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Ken-Fredette-B-LCO-2.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/02/Ken-Fredette-B-LCO-2.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, 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