The Briefing 09-21-15 (House of Representatives, Planned Parenthood, Pope Francis)

View Transcript 1) Impending papal visit evokes efforts to utilize Pope for political gain and agendas Pope Francis will face a fractured U.S. Catholic Church, USA Today (Rick Hampson) Vatican Disputes White House Guest List for Papal Visit, Wall Street Journal (Francis X Rocca) The White House is more afraid of offending China's president than the pope, Washington Post (Editorial Board) 2) House Bill to defund Planned Parenthood passes but faces trouble in Senate, opposition in White House House Approves Bill To Cease Funding Planned Parenthood, NPR (Bill Chappell) House passes bill banning abortions after 20 weeks, CNN (Deirdre Walsh) 3) Desire for authenticity in presidential candidates reflects priority of sincerity ‘Authenticity' in the 2016 Campaign, Wall Street Journal (Ben Zimmer)