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The Trump DOJ’s secret subpoenas

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A probe into the seizure of Democrats' data; key takeaways from the G7. Biden's Justice Department will look into Trump DOJ subpoenas of Democrats; data; the G7 summit in Cornwall concludes.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Anya van Wagtendonk. TOP NEWS The Justice Department is investigating secret seizures of House Democrats' data     Tom Brenner/AFP via Getty Images According to a series of reports from the New York Times, then-President Donald Trump's Justice Department secretly subpoenaed Apple and Microsoft for data generated by California Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell; members of their staffs and families (including one minor); journalists working for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and CNN; and then-White House coun

10 senators make a deal

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A compromise on infrastructure; the G7 kicks off. 10 moderate senators reach a trillion-dollar compromise on infrastructure; vaccines and climate change are on the docket at the annual G7 summit.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Gregory Svirnovskiy. TOP NEWS Ten senators reach a bipartisan infrastructure deal     Alex Wong/Getty Images A group of five Democratic and five Republican senators say they have reached an agreement on an alternative infrastructure deal to President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan. It's fully paid for, and would require no new tax increase. [ CNBC / Jacob Pramuk ] The group of senators is composed of Democrats Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Manchin, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner, and John Tester. Republicans Mitt Romney, Rob Portman, Lisa M