Daily Digest: God and Caesar

Congratulations,  you made it to Friday. Here's the Digest to begin to end a busy week.

1. Pope Francis' speech at the U.S. Capitol Thursday is generally being reported as a political event. Was his lunch at a homeless shelter afterward any less political? (New York Times)

2. If you had never heard of some of the Americans the pope spoke about, here's a cheat sheet. (NPR)

3. A state lawmaker raises money for his nonprofit from corporations that his committee has jurisdiction over. (MPR News)

4.  A blob of cold water in the north Atlantic could be a troubling sign of climate change. (Washington Post)

5. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio called Donald Trump a "very touchy and insecure guy." Let's see where this goes. (Politico)

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