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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 the NPR News in Washington, I'm Winzer Johnston. President Trump continues to downplay tensions between members of his cabinet and tech billionaire Elon Musk.

NPR's Tamara Keith reports Musk is leading an extensive effort to slash the government and make it more efficient. In a weekend post on his social media site, the president wrote in all caps, Elon and Marco have a great relationship. Any statement other than that is fake news. Three exclamation points. Trump was responding to reports that Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a blow up in a cabinet meeting late last week. The upshot coming out of

it was that Musk and his Doge team could make suggestions for spending cuts and reductions in force but that it would be up to the cabinet secretaries to make those decisions. Trump said he wanted cuts made with a scalpel. This after Musk had embraced a chainsaw as an analogy for his approach. Tamara Keith, NPR News, Palm Beach, Florida. The Secret Service says it shot an armed man just blocks from the White House early this morning. NPR's Amy Helb reports President Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida at the time of the incident. It started with a tip, the Secret Service says, from local police about a quote,

suicidal individual possibly on his way to D.C. from Indiana. Around midnight, authorities say they spotted his vehicle parked near the White House. Then the man, on foot matching the description. The Secret Service says officers approached, the man brandished a firearm, and officers fired shots. The unnamed man is hospitalized, his condition unknown. During the campaign, Trump faced two apparent assassination attempts, prompting investigations and scrutiny of the agency charged with protecting the president. Amy Held, NPR News. Average wages in Silicon Valley reached an all-time high in 2025. That's according to a new analysis of economic growth in the region. Elise Minuchian of Member Station KQED reports the numbers also reveal some sharp disparities in the tech-heavy region.

At $157,000 per capita, incomes in Silicon Valley are more than twice the national average. But these record-breaking gains haven't been distributed equally. The 2025 Silicon Valley Index reported that the top 10% of earners hold 71% of the region's wealth. This income gap has grown twice as fast as the rest of the state and the rest of the country. Hispanic and Latino residents of the valley earn a third of what white residents are making, and a third of Silicon Valley households report struggling to make ends meet, with 37% of children at risk for food insecurity.

For NPR News, I'm Elise Minuchian. Canada's ruling Liberal Party is preparing to vote on a new leader today. The winner will succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This is NPR News in Washington. Plans to erase the iconic Black Lives Matter street painting near the White House will begin on Monday. The decision comes a week after Republicans in the House introduced legislation giving Washington, D.C. an ultimatum to either remove it or risk losing federal funding.

NPR's Julianiana Kim reports on the significance of the mural. The Black Lives Matter mural was created overnight in June of 2020 in defiance against President Trump who had ordered federal officers to clear protesters. Over the past five years the Plaza became a popular meeting spot for joy and resistance. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said that the mural inspired millions, but the city simply can't afford to be distracted by quote meaningless congressional interference, end quote. Julianna Kim, NPR News. This weekend marks 60 years since law officers attacked civil rights marchers

in Selma, Alabama in what became known as Bloody Sunday. The violence shocked the nation and helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell says what took place on the bridge changed the face of American politics. I hope that we, during the 60th anniversary, have an opportunity not just to remember and

not just to reflect, but to rededicate ourselves to the cause for which those foot soldiers marched. Soll has introduced a bill that to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act that the Supreme Court struck down in 2013. This is NPR News. A lot happens in Washington every day, from the White House to Capitol Hill and everywhere 2013. This is NPR News.