Your Thursday Evening Briefing

Maryland, Supreme Court, Russia | View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Thursday, June 28, 2018 [NYTimes.com »]( [Your Thursday Evening Briefing]( By JOUMANA KHATIB AND MARCUS PAYADUE Good evening. Here’s the latest. [,]Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 1. “Active shooter 888 Bestgate please help us.” At least five people were killed and others were injured [when a gunman shot through the glass door]( at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md. Journalists inside live-tweeted the attack, including the intern quoted above. A suspect was in custody and being interrogated, the county executive said. In New York City, the [police deployed officers to protect news outlets](. And newsrooms, including ours, waited for a clue as to the gunman’s motive. _____ Erin Schaff for The New York Times 2. Until the shooting, the news of the day in Washington was a brewing political battle. The departure of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, long seen as a crucial voice on abortion rights, from the Supreme Court [could imperil “Roe v. Wade,”]( potentially affecting generations of women. Americans are [largely split]( on the news of Kennedy’s retirement. Liberal activists could face a steep uphill battle to prevent President Trump from nominating a conservative justice. Mr. Trump and Republican leaders have vowed to act quickly to fill the seat. (We look at some [possible nominees]( _____ Tom Brenner/The New York Times 3. The Supreme Court vacancy isn’t the only thing [roiling Democrats]( ahead of the midterm elections. The party’s establishment is reeling from the defeat of the No. 4 House Democrat, Joseph Crowley of New York. His loss, to the progressive upstart Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, helped open a path for new, younger leaders. Rank-and-file Democrats made one thing clear: There would be a push to depose the former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, as the party’s top leader in the House. Above, Senator Heidi Heitkamp of South Dakota this month. _____ Stephen Crowley/The New York Times 4. The Trump-Putin talks will be in Finland. The leaders [will meet July 16 in Helsinki]( their first formal one on one in person. The timing is politically sensitive, coming amid the special counsel’s investigation of possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. It emerged that a former aide to a top Trump adviser, Roger Stone, [has been subpoenaed](. Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee [pelted Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein]( who oversees the Russia investigation, with accusations of obfuscation, even as the House itself passed a nonbinding measure demanding related documents within seven days. _____ Mauricio Lima, left, Akos Stiller, both for The New York Times. 5. European leaders met in Brussels to try and resolve their continuing standoffs on migration. The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, [warned that the issue]( could become “one that determines the fate of the European Union.” Despite what the numbers say, many far-right politicians have succeeded in creating the impression that Europe is continuing to strain under a barrage of newcomers. Europe’s migration paradox: Three years after levels reached a peak, [the politics of migration]( still dominate the Continent. _____ Heather Sten for The New York Times 6. “Now I want joyfully to shout from the rooftops, everyone come forward, everyone come forward.” That’s Ashley Judd, above, reflecting on her experience of coming forward about Harvey Weinstein’s unwanted advances. She is among 20 women and men who told us about the emotional and practical fallout of revealing their long-secret stories in The New York Times. [Here are their stories]( in their own words. And our gender editor looks at [the next phase of #MeToo]( small networks of women laying the foundation for legal and institutional changes. _____ Kyle Johnson for The New York Times 7. Amazon may have secured a major foothold in the pharmacy industry. The company [announced it would buy PillPack]( an online pharmaceutical retailer, heralding the retail giant’s possible disruption of the industry. The shock waves were immediate: Shares of Walgreens and Rite Aid dropped more than 9 percent, and CVS Health dropped 6.6 percent after the news broke. Separately, Amazon announced plans to [allow more people to deliver its packages](. For a minimum investment of $10,000, people like the woman above can start their own businesses managing deliveries for the company. _____ The New York Times 8. Little food, not much water: a new normal in Venezuela? It’s been a year and a half since our Venezuela bureau chief was kicked out of the country. [He returned to witness]( firsthand how people are living as President Nicolás Maduro consolidates his grip on power. The economy is shattered; inflation has skyrocketed. “Your life is upside down,” he writes. How do people survive when money is meaningless? _____ Manan Vatsyayana/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 9. It was a painful end for Senegal’s World Cup run. [Colombia beat them]( 1-0, in one of the last matches of group play. And [Belgium defeated England, 1-0]( continuing its strong start, but it faces a tougher bracket ahead. Keep up with all our World Cup coverage [here](. _____  10. Finally, if you’re looking for some off-screen entertainment, the Book Review has you covered. Our editors recommended [nine new books]( to check out this week. On the list: a biography of the beloved “To Kill a Mockingbird” character Atticus Finch, and expert stories by Christine Schutt, a Pulitzer finalist, written in lush, revelatory prose. Have a wonderful evening. _____ Correction: Wednesday’s briefing misstated the last day of group play in the World Cup. Thanks to all the readers who reminded us that it was today, not yesterday. _____ Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing. [Sign up here]( to get it by email in the Australian, Asian, European or American morning. Want to catch up on past briefings? [You can browse them here](. What did you like? What do you want to see here? Let us know at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing@nytimes.com?subject=Evening%20Briefing%20Feedback). LIKE THIS EMAIL? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up [here](. ADVERTISEMENT Sponsor a Subscription Inspire the future generation of readers by contributing to The Times’s [sponsor-a-subscription program](. For questions, email sponsor@nytimes.com or call [1-844-698-2677](. 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