A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children

“It’s like living in fear all the time,” a teenager said about the federal raids that have shattered families.Xochitl Soberanes, 16, right, helped care for her younger siblings while her father was detained by immigration officials.

C Corina Knoll

Minneapolis Police Chief Fears Long-Term Damage From Immigration Crackdown

Brian O’Hara, who took over a troubled police force and has spent years rebuilding community trust, fears the long-term damage wrought by federal agents.“There’s been a real change in this police department,” Chief Brian O’Hara said. “It’s totally different than it was five years ago, 10 years ago.

E Ernesto Londoño and Campbell Robertson

Renee Good’s Brothers Call on Congress to Rein In Immigration Crackdown

At a forum on Capitol Hill held by congressional Democrats, the brothers of the 37-year-old American citizen fatally shot by an ICE agent said immigration enforcement tactics must be dialed back.Brothers of Renee Good, Luke Ganger, left, and Brent Ganger, during a public forum at the Capitol in Wash

M Michael Gold

‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump

Experts are reaching to divine the president’s approach to global policy and economics, with one theory seeing antecedents in centuries-old dynastic rule.Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave President Trump a warm and opulent welcome in Saudi Arabia last year.

P Patricia Cohen

Trump, Changing Course, Throws Harvard Deal Talks Into Chaos

In the latest example of his mercurial negotiating style, President Trump went from dropping his ask for a $200 million fine to demanding $1 billion from the university.President Trump appeared to once again threaten to cut off Harvard from future research funding, which is the lifeblood of major re

M Michael C. Bender, Alan Blinder, Mark Arsenault and Michael S. Schmidt

Trump Scolds CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for ‘Not Smiling’

Testy remarks from a president who has frequently singled out female journalists for criticism and personal attacks.CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, center, asks President Donald Trump a question in the Oval Office in November.

M Michael M. Grynbaum

Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs

The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.The Washington Post offices in Washington, D.C.

B Benjamin Mullin, Katie Robertson and Erik Wemple

Congress Targets Housing Crisis as Solutions Elude Trump

Bipartisan Senate and House packages, aimed at rewarding new construction and eliminating red tape, could bring significant changes to federal housing laws.A suburban housing development in Seguin, Texas. A housing shortage is the main reason for the affordability problem in the United States.

R Ronda Kaysen

Trump Says Housing Prices Should Be Higher, Not Lower

When President Trump said he wanted to drive housing prices up, not down, he was speaking to a conundrum that has flummoxed policymakers for decades.New homes in Daybreak, Utah. In the years since the Covid-19 pandemic, home prices have risen about 50 percent.

C Conor Dougherty

Bedrock, an A.I. Start-Up for Construction, Raises $270 Million

The year-old company, founded by veterans of the autonomous vehicle business Waymo, is seeking to automate excavators and other building equipment.Bedrock Robotics says its products could eventually allow contractors to work on projects as long as 24 hours a day.

M Michael J. de la Merced

Here’s How the U.S. Accepted Danish Control of Greenland 100 Years Ago.

In 1917, the United States bought Caribbean islands from Denmark and agreed to respect Denmark’s hold over Greenland. The deal resurfaced with President Trump’s recent threats to seize Greenland.A statue commemorating Hans Egede, a Danish missionary who founded Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, in the

A Amelia Nierenberg

South Korea Questions Cram School Culture and Childhood Stress

Academic pressure has become so intense that even preschoolers are taking private extracurricular classes, raising worries about children’s rights.Seoul has “Therapy Zone” boxes, soundproof spaces where students can study, or vent, in the evenings after school.

M Max Kim and Jean Chung

The Questionable Science Behind the Odd-Looking Football Helmets

The N.F.L. claims Guardian Caps reduce the risk of concussions. The company that makes them says, “It has nothing to do with concussions.”Guardian Sports, the company that makes Guardian Caps, says more than half a million athletes at all levels now wear the helmet enhancements.

K Ken Belson

NFL Wants to Revise TV Deals Years Before They Expire

The league is so important to the business of media companies that they are likely to have little choice but to agree to renegotiations.Roger Goodell, the N.F.L. commissioner, at a news conference on Monday in San Jose, Calif. Last year, he said of the league: “I always think we’re undervalued.”

K Ken Belson and John Koblin