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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing in U.S District Court in June 2018 in Washington, D.C.

Feds List What They Call Manafort Lies But Few Details Visible In Blacked-Out Filing

8:56pm January 15, 2019

by Philip Ewing

The special counsel's office wants a judge to consider Paul Manafort's plea agreement void after what the government calls false statements. Manafort argues he didn't breach his deal.

Micheail Ward continued to deny his role as the gunman in the fatal shooting of Hadiya Pendleton at a sentencing hearing on Jan. 14. Ward was convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated battery in August.

National

Gunman Who Fatally Shot Chicago's Hadiya Pendleton Sentenced To 84 Years In Prison

8:49pm January 15, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Micheail Ward did not receive a life sentence as Hadiya's mother had asked the court but he is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison for the killing of the 15-year-old girl.

IRS worker Christine Helquist joins a federal workers protest rally against the government shutdown outside the federal building in Ogden, Utah.

IRS Recalling 46,000 Workers To Handle Tax Returns Despite Partial Shutdown

8:30pm January 15, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The union for the IRS workers criticized the Trump administration for forcing them to work "in exchange only for an IOU." Employees have been promised back pay when funding is approved.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks to supporters during a 2018 election night watch party hosted by the New York State Democratic Committee.

Politics & Government

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Announces 2020 Presidential Run

8:17pm January 15, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Gillibrand joins a growing field of Democratic candidates, telling TV host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday that she is launching an exploratory committee and explaining why she has decided to run.

Transportation Security Administration agents help passengers through a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Monday. Agents have been working without pay since the shutdown began.

National

Wait Times Normal At Most Airports, TSA Says, As More Agents Call Out Sick

8:14pm January 15, 2019

by Francesca Paris

Government workers, including TSA agents, missed their first paycheck of the year last Friday, as a result of the country's longest partial government shutdown.

Kenyan security forces evacuate people after an explosion at DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday.

World News

American Among Those Killed As Explosions, Gunfire Rock Nairobi Hotel

7:53pm January 15, 2019

The attacks took place at an upscale complex in Kenya's capital. An explosion tore through a bank, then a suicide bomb detonated in a hotel lobby before attackers entered the building, shooting.

Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, speaks with media Tuesday in Shenzhen, China.

Huawei Founder Denies His Firm Spies For China

6:56pm January 15, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

In rare remarks to foreign media, Ren Zhengfei says his telecommunications equipment company is independently owned and would not give China user data. Experts disagree.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, approved adding a question about U.S. citizenship status to the 2020 census.

Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question

6:50pm January 15, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

A federal judge in New York has issued the first ruling out of multiple lawsuits over a question about U.S. citizenship status. The ruling is expected to be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court.

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Alfred K. Newman, a Navajo Code Talkers, died at age 94.

One Of The Last Navajo Code Talkers Dies At 94

6:48pm January 15, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Alfred Newman served from 1943 to 1945, transmitting codes in his native tongue which prevented the Japanese from gleaning U.S. intelligence during World War II.

Newly elected House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., has been a vocal critic of Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa.

Politics & Government

House Overwhelmingly Condemns GOP Rep. Steve King For White Supremacy Remarks

6:41pm January 15, 2019

by Susan Davis

House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney said King should "find another line of work" as the House voted to rebuke the Iowa congressman.