Tipsheet: All eyes on Kelly as Trump shake-up gathers steam

View in your browser     The Memo: All eyes on Kelly as Trump shake-up gathers steam BY NIALL STANAGE President Trump’s long-awaited staff shake-up is underway but the biggest development is yet to come, with White House chief of staff John Kelly’s departure expected to be announced any day. Read the full story here     Prosecutors recommend 'substantial' prison time for ex-Trump lawyer Cohen BY MORGAN CHALFANT Federal prosecutors on Friday recommended that Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, receive “substantial” prison time for several federal crimes, despite his cooperation with ongoing law enforcement investigations, including special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. Read the full story here     Dem: Cohen filing means Trump committed two felonies BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) argued Friday that federal prosecutors' latest filing in a case involving President Trump's former longtime attorney Michael Cohen means that Trump allegedly committed two felonies. Read the full story here     Mueller says Manafort lied about contacts with Trump officials BY LYDIA WHEELER AND MORGAN CHALFANT Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied to prosecutors about his contacts with the White House and an associate with suspected ties to Russian intelligence, special counsel Robert Mueller's office said in a filing Friday. Read the full story here       Mueller files memo crediting Cohen with ‘significant’ help in probe BY MORGAN CHALFANT   Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday said President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen has gone to “significant lengths” to assist his ongoing Russia investigation, including sitting for seven interviews and providing information on a range of issues. Read the full story here     Senators want assurances from attorney general pick on fate of Mueller probe BY JORDAIN CARNEY Top congressional Democrats, joined by some Republicans, on Friday signaled they will look for assurances from William Barr that he will let special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation continue if he becomes attorney general. Read the full story here     GOP, Comey have tense day — with promise of a second date BY MORGAN CHALFANT AND JACQUELINE THOMSEN  Former FBI Director James Comey was grilled behind closed doors for seven hours by House lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Friday, with a promise his testimony will be released sometime Saturday — and a guarantee that he’ll return for another round of questioning later this month. Read the full story here     Appeals court denies Trump bid to reinstate asylum ban BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO The San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied the Trump administration's effort to delay a judge's order blocking enforcement of its asylum policy. Read the full story here     Trump: Tillerson 'dumb as a rock' BY JORDAN FABIAN President Trump fired back at Rex Tillerson after his former secretary of State called the president undisciplined, unread and willing to break the law. Trump claimed in a tweet that Tillerson "didn’t have the mental capacity needed. He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough." Read the full story here     Trump surprises defense world by teasing change to Joint Chiefs of Staff BY ELLEN MITCHELL President Trump caught the defense world off guard Friday when he said that he will make an announcement regarding the Joint Chiefs of Staff during this weekend’s Army-Navy football game. Read the full story here     DOJ hooked a whale with arrest of Chinese executive BY ARTHUR DONG Opinion | Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei, was detained by Canadian authorities last weekend at the Vancouver airport at the request of U.S. officials. Her arrest is not a minor event. In essence, the Department of Justice (DOJ) just hooked a whale.  Read the full story here     Republicans missed best shot on keeping promise to cut spending BY ADAM BRANDON Opinion | House Democrats are likely going to come out swinging next year with radical legislation that will be dead on arrival in a GOP Senate. If historical trends hold true, a divided government should present an opportunity for Republicans to chip away at the deficit, but is up to them to hold the line.  Read the full story here     The New York Times: Meng Wanzhou Was Huawei’s Professional Face, Until Her Arrest By Raymond Zhong As Huawei’s finance chief and daughter of its founder, Meng Wanzhou has been a polished, professional face for a huge technology firm that long was opaque to the outside world.  Read the full story here     The Washington Post: 5 big takeaways from the new Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort filings By Aaron Blake Federal prosecutors drew some more important lines between Russia and those connected to President Trump on Friday, in a trio of filings in the Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort cases. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Trump Wants South Korea to Pay More for U.S. Troop Presence By Gordon Lubold, Warren P. Strobel and Andrew Jeong President Trump wants South Korea to pay significantly more money for American troops stationed in South Korea, a demand that has snarled negotiations over a defense pact as the Seoul government resists, according to people familiar with the talks. Read the full story here     CNN: Six killed and dozens injured in stampede at a rap concert in Italy By Nicole Chavez and Barbie Nadeau A stampede during a rap concert at a nightclub in Italy killed five teens and one adult, and left dozens of people injured early Saturday, authorities said. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Virginia city hopes to heal after man’s murder conviction By Denise Lavoie A man who drove his car into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia was convicted Friday of first-degree murder, a verdict that local civil rights activists hope will help heal a community still scarred by the violence and the racial tensions it inflamed nationwide. 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