Neuroscientist Ethan Cross says you may think it's healthy to vent about what's bothering you,

but the problem is you often leave that conversation feeling really good about the person you just

communicated with, but all the negative feelings are still there. Sometimes they're even more

activated. Tools for managing our emotions. That's on the TED Radio Hour podcast from NPR.

Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Krova Coleman. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer

has done a 180 and now says he will vote for the Republican-backed government spending bill.

Earlier, he'd said he'd opposed it. If Congress fails to pass the spending bill, the government

will probably partially shut down late tonight. Schumer says that would give President Trump the power

to eliminate more federal workers and declare whole agencies are not essential. And Pierce-Dierre-Walsh

says Democrats are furious about this choice. It does not look like we are heading

towards a shutdown. Democrats are not happy with this bill. It was written without their input,

but enough are expected to join with Republicans later today and pass it. Since the House passed

the bill on Tuesday, largely along party lines, Senate Democrats have been debating and really

agonizing about what to do.

Do they help Republicans avoid a shutdown or block the bill and trigger one?

They say both options are terrible.

And Fierre's Gerger Walsh reporting, House Democratic leaders say they still oppose this bill.

President Trump's choice to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services will

appear for his Senate confirmation hearing today. Dr. Memet Oz will likely be questioned about his

financial interests in health care companies. And Pierre Salina Simmons-Duffin has more.

Dr. Memet Oz is a medical doctor, a cardiothoracic surgeon.

He first became famous as a guest on the Oprah Winfrey show that led to a radio show and daytime TV's The Doctor Oz Show.

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