Your Monday Evening Briefing

Your nightly rundown of the day's top stories delivered straight to your inbox. View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Monday, May 8, 2017 [NYTimes.com »]( [Your Monday Evening Briefing]( By KAREN ZRAICK AND SANDRA STEVENSON Good evening. Here’s the latest. Stephen Crowley/The New York Times 1. Two top Obama administration officials testified before the Senate about Russia’s interference in the presidential election and the role of Michael Flynn. [Sally Yates, the former acting attorney general, said she warned the White House]( that Mr. Flynn, who was named the president’s national security adviser, was susceptible to Russian blackmail. He was fired more than [two weeks later](. Separately, former Obama staff members told us that [President Obama had warned Donald Trump]( not to hire Mr. Flynn when they met in the Oval Office two days after the election. _____ Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters 2. Emmanuel Macron will be [sworn in as president of France]( next Sunday, a week after his decisive victory over the far-right populist Marine Le Pen. The election was a [win for the embattled European Union]( and proved there [isn’t a global Trump movement](. But there isn’t full support for Mr. Macron’s free-market agenda either. Above, union members and others marched after the results were announced. _____ Alex Wong/Getty Images 3. Negotiations on a Republican bill to [repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act have moved to the Senate]( — where senators will start from scratch. Thirteen Republican senators are writing a new version of the bill. The group doesn’t include a single woman, or any moderates. The back-and-forth could go on for months. As in the House, any bill that satisfies conservatives is likely to alienate moderate Republicans, like Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, above. _____ Lee Jin-Man/Associated Press 4. South Korean voters are going to the polls [to elect a new president](. The last one, Park Geun-hye, was impeached in a corruption scandal that cast a spotlight on [the enduring power of family-controlled conglomerates]( known as chaebol. They dominate the economy and wield immense political power. The leading candidates — including the front-runner, Moon Jae-in, above — have vowed to rein them in, but it may prove difficult. _____ via European Pressphoto Agency 5. Nigeria celebrated the release of 82 schoolgirls [kidnapped by Boko Haram three years ago](. But joy was tempered by gut-wrenching worry. More than 100 girls are still missing amid continuing fighting between the militants and the Nigerian military. _____ Matt Roth for The New York Times 6. Two “sanctuary” bills that failed in Maryland offer a cautionary tale for Democrats. Some of the most vocal opponents of the bills were legal immigrants, who argued that offering sanctuary to people who came illegally [devalued their own struggles to gain citizenship](. We went to Maryland to hear more from them. Biplab Pal, above with his wife and daughter, said sanctuary policies would amount to an invitation for people to immigrate illegally. In Texas, over the weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a [law banning sanctuary policies](. _____ Miguel Medina/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 7. A new rule in France [requires models to get a doctor’s note]( certifying that they’re healthy and not underweight. And starting in the fall, ads in which a model’s image has been retouched will have to carry the label “photographie retouchée.” Violations could incur fines of tens of thousands of euros. An expert on eating disorders at Harvard called it a good step toward “stemming the well-documented psychological harm these images cause,” especially to young women. _____ Sam Hodgson for The New York Times 8. James Patterson is writing a novel [with another best]( writer: Bill Clinton](. It’s called “The President Is Missing.” The publishers billed it as a “unique amalgam of intrigue, suspense and behind-the-scenes global drama” that will be “informed by insider details that only a president can know.” It will be released in June 2018. _____ Getty Images 9. A friendly reminder: This Sunday is Mother’s Day. It’s a good time to appreciate the [hard work and unglamorous elements]( of motherhood. (Don’t be fooled by Instagram, experts warn.) Or to mull the [ethical implications of artificial wombs](. It’s been undertaken only with lambs at the moment, not humans, but a breakthrough could come soon. _____ Disney-Marvel, via Associated Press.. 10. Finally, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” [kicked off the summer movie season]( this weekend, earning $145 million and the top spot at the North American box office. [Our critic said]( the sequel has “much of the likable, self-aware waggery” of the first movie. Have a great night. _____ Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing [this version]( of the briefing should help. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. Want to look back? Here’s [Friday]( briefing](. 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). 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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