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Juli Briskman, who was fired from her job after a photo of her giving the middle finger to President Trump's motorcade went viral in 2017, won a seat on the board of supervisors for Loudon County, Va., on Tuesday night, per the AP.

The big picture: Briskman's new seat includes the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va.

Go deeper: Democrats capture Virginia Senate

Woman who gave middle finger to Trump's motorcade wins Virginia election bid

Her new seat includes the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va.

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Juli Briskman, who was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fired" data-vars-click-url="https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/05/politics/juli-briskman-trump-motorcade-flipped-off-local-office-win/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&amp;utm_content=2019-11-06T05%3A06%3A58&amp;utm_term=link&amp;utm_medium=social" data-vars-content-id="ed13f7fa-c38a-48b3-bd21-d317cb1ce2ed" data-vars-headline="Woman who gave middle finger to Trump&#x27;s motorcade wins Virginia election bid" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/05/politics/juli-briskman-trump-motorcade-flipped-off-local-office-win/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&amp;utm_content=2019-11-06T05%3A06%3A58&amp;utm_term=link&amp;utm_medium=social" target="_blank">fired</a> from her job after a photo of her giving the middle finger to President Trump&#x27;s motorcade went viral in 2017, won a seat on the board of supervisors for Loudon County, Va., on Tuesday night, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per the AP" data-vars-click-url="https://apnews.com/ac40bac4beb342d7a96778975cb18b02" data-vars-content-id="ed13f7fa-c38a-48b3-bd21-d317cb1ce2ed" data-vars-headline="Woman who gave middle finger to Trump&#x27;s motorcade wins Virginia election bid" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://apnews.com/ac40bac4beb342d7a96778975cb18b02" target="_blank">per the AP</a>.The big picture: Briskman&#x27;s new seat includes the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va.Go deeper: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Democrats capture Virginia Senate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/democrats-virginia-senate-house-elections-flip-179e324f-7b23-4057-a075-9262a9cfb2d0.html" data-vars-content-id="ed13f7fa-c38a-48b3-bd21-d317cb1ce2ed" data-vars-headline="Woman who gave middle finger to Trump&#x27;s motorcade wins Virginia election bid" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/democrats-virginia-senate-house-elections-flip-179e324f-7b23-4057-a075-9262a9cfb2d0.html" target="_self">Democrats capture Virginia Senate</a>

President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.