Your Monday Evening Briefing

Mexico, Supreme Court, Thailand | View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Monday, July 2, 2018 [NYTimes.com »]( [Your Monday Evening Briefing]( By KAREN ZRAICK AND HIROKO MASUIKE Good evening. Here’s the latest. Pedro Pardo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 1. There’s a leftist at the helm of Latin America’s second-largest economy for the first time in decades. [Andrés Manuel López Obrador won by a landslide in Mexico’s presidential election]( on Sunday. On the campaign trail, he promised to end corruption, reduce violence and address endemic poverty. Now he has to deliver. [Here are five takeaways](. _____ Filip Singer/EPA, via Shutterstock 2. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is struggling to keep her government together [amid conflict over immigration policy](. A stalemate with the Bavarian interior minister could topple her government and even end her long run as chancellor. After nearly 13 years in office, Ms. Merkel is at her weakest point. Elsewhere in Germany, we visited President Trump’s ancestral village. [In this dispatch from Kallstadt]( our correspondent looked into the relative silence of residents on the connection. “Too controversial,” according to a tourism official. _____ Erin Schaff for The New York Times 3. The West Wing is [reorganizing to focus on confirming a Supreme Court nominee]( to fill the seat of Justice Anthony Kennedy. One shift: Raj Shah, the deputy press secretary, will move to coordinating the president’s messaging about the nomination, which Mr. Trump has said he will announce next Monday. [On our podcast “The Daily,”]( we talk with Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, one of just a few senators who may hold the nominee’s fate in their hands. She says she will not vote for any nominee who seeks to overturn Roe v. Wade and its guarantee of abortion rights. _____ Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 4. Financial planners say that if your divorce is looming, move fast. The Republican tax law will [eliminate a tax break for alimony payments]( finalized after Dec. 31. Americans who finalize or modify their divorce agreements starting in 2019 will no longer be able to deduct alimony. _____ Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters 5. “I put family and country first.” That was [Michael Cohen, President Trump’s longtime fixer]( answering the ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos. The question: What he would do if prosecutors looking at his business dealings — including hush money for women with accounts of affairs with Mr. Trump — offered leniency in exchange for incriminating information? And [Brian Ross, the chief investigative correspondent for ABC News]( is leaving the network seven months after botching a report involving Mr. Trump and the Russia investigation. _____ Dave Sanders for The New York Times 6. A minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers? New York City’s taxi commission is considering [new pay rules for ride-hailing apps]( that would set a minimum rate of $17.22 an hour after expenses. If the rules go into effect, New York would be the first major American city to regulate driver pay, amid growing complaints about low wages in the industry. _____ Atul Loke for The New York Times 7. It has arrived: delivery in the shadow of Mount Everest. [Amazon, carrying big ambitions to expand in India]( has recruited small businesses to get packages to remote customers. How remote? Try 11,562 feet up in the Himalayas. Our correspondent followed a courier in the tiny town of Leh, the highest spot in the world where the company offers speedy delivery. “Over time,” an Amazon executive said, “the economics will work themselves out.” _____ Dan Mullan/Getty Images 8. Brazil eliminated Mexico from the World Cup with a 2-0 shutout. Above, Neymar, who opened the scoring in the 51st minute. The defeat and the stage for it are [sadly familiar for Mexico](. The team departs the tournament in its first knockout-round game for the seventh straight World Cup — a stunning run of bad losses, bad matchups and just plain bad luck. And [Belgium triumphed]( in a 3-2 heartbreaker for Japan, which had led by 2-0. Here’s [our full coverage]( of the tournament. And [our Offsides newsletter]( brings updates and analysis straight to your inbox, twice a week. _____ Chuck Burton/Associated Press 9. More from sports: LeBron James is headed to Hollywood. Among the questions to consider: Will the Lakers be a contender? Not with their current roster. Will James tolerate LaVar Ball’s antics? Unlikely. [Here’s our analysis]( of the biggest N.B.A. deal in decades. _____ Royal Thai Army 10. Finally, some incredible news from northern Thailand: 12 boys and their soccer coach were found after nine days of being trapped in a cave. They were penned in by floodwaters [during a visit to the Tham Luang Cave complex]( a popular tourist attraction. The riveting, desperate search involved hundreds of people from some 20 government agencies and half a dozen nations. You can see the boys, who range in age from 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach, [in this brief Facebook video]( posted by the Thai Navy SEALs. Have a great night. _____ 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? 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