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VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, JUN 11, 2021 CNBC POLITICS EDITOR'S NOTE Hello,   Infrastructure talks fell apart this week. Then they were reborn. Now a deal might actually be in sight. President Biden headed to Europe for a G-7 summit, where he and other leaders are pushing for a global minimum corporate tax rate. Key Democratic lawmakers are furious that the Trump Justice Department reportedly sought their data from Apple as part of leak probes. And Joe Manchin's quest for bipartisanship in the Senate has led to a vicious partisan fight over his crucial vote.   Here's what's happening: The mighty morphin' infrastructure plan: After months of talks, false starts, apparent progress, shifting price tags and, ultimately, disagreement over several key issues, infrastructure talks between Biden and a GOP group led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito fell apart. But that wasn't the death of infrastructure. A bipartisan group of senators quickly hammered out an approximately $1 trillion agreement, without tax increases. It still needs a signoff from the White House and party leaders in both houses of Congress. And it looks like progressives aren't too happy with it. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, for instance, is demanding there must be climate provisions in the bill, or there won't be a deal.  Manchin on the Hill: One of the key members of the bipartisan Senate group to reach the infrastructure deal is none other than the centrist Democrat from West Virginia, who is under a lot of pressure from both sides of the aisle on a variety of issues. Since last month, groups from the left and right have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on television ads in Manchin's home state to cajole him into siding with them. With so many potential pieces of legislation still up in the air, and Democrats holding the barest majority in the Senate, the fight for Manchin's vote has probably only just begun. Toobin back on screen: Legal analyst and author Jeffrey Toobin appeared on CNN for the first time in the eight months since he was fired from The New Yorker for exposing his genitals on a Zoom call with colleagues. The segment, which aired Thursday, spent a lot of time focusing on Toobin's controversy and fall from grace before he returned to his previous job providing legal analysis. His return comes shortly after CNN fired another high-profile contributor, former GOP Sen. Rick Santorum, who made disparaging comments about Native Americans. Thanks for reading CNBC Politics. Have a good weekend.   Thoughts? Email us at CNBCPolitics@nbcuni.com.   Have friends or colleagues who might like this newsletter? They can sign up here.    Subscribe to CNBC's daily podcast "The News with Shepard Smith," which provides deep, non-partisan coverage and perspective on the day's most important stories. Mike Calia @Michael_Calia KEY STORIES  Bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal would cost about $1 trillion The White House is assessing a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan put forward by a group of 10 senators. Biden and G-7 leaders will endorse a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15% The Global Minimum Tax represents a concrete step for the Biden administration towards the goal of crafting a "foreign policy for the middle class." Schiff calls for watchdog probe after report that Trump DOJ subpoenaed Apple for House Dems' data Reps. Schiff and Eric Swalwell, whose records were both reportedly seized by Trump's Justice Department, called on the DOJ inspector general to investigate. G-7 leaders to pledge 1 billion doses of Covid vaccines to low-income nations The leaders of the G-7 are expected to step up donations of coronavirus vaccines this weekend as they try to ease concerns over vaccine nationalism.  Firefighters brace for severe wildfires in drought-gripped U.S. West Hot and dry early-season temperatures and a high supply of dry fuels have primed states for more severe and frequent fires this year. Ad war erupts in West Virginia as both sides try to pressure moderate Democrat Manchin A partisan ad war has erupted in West Virginia as both sides are trying to pressure Joe Manchin over elements of his party's agenda. Trump spokesman Jason Miller leaving his role to join tech start-up Jason Miller is becoming CEO of a tech start-up, a source told CNBC without providing any additional details. Terry McAuliffe going to New York to raise campaign cash for Virginia gubernatorial campaign Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe is going to New York to raise campaign cash. Toobin returns to CNN eight months after Zoom exposure incident CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin returned to television on Thursday, eight months after he exposed himself to colleagues at The New Yorker Here's how to tell if a politician might be stealing campaign cash GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter stole large amounts of the money he raised pay for everything from lavish vacations to groceries and multiple extramarital affairs.     Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. 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