Noelle Porter

Policy nerd; cheese wonk. I’m about mercy and justice. Gov Affairs Director for @NHLP

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

@atrupar And then she’ll indict democrats for ripping her face open.

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

It's hard to know what to make of the Vice President's bizarre, almost nonsensical, comments here. It sounds like he is equating the use of these "hideous signs" to an alternative version of the Nicene Creed.

A little background: The Nicene Creed, formulated by the Council of Nicaea in AD 325, is an essential profession of faith used by the Catholic Church (among other churches). It is also the familiar creedal formula spoken by Catholics during Sunday Masses: "I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth..." It's a statement of belief, mainly about the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It obviously doesn't talk about "hideous signs" welcoming people.

However, the Nicene Creed does affirm belief in the church as "one, holy, catholic and apostolic." (These are the four traditional "marks" of the church.) This means, among other things, believing that the church comes to us directly from the apostles (it's "apostolic"). Thus, it derives its authority not only from Jesus Christ, but also through the "apostolic succession," an authority passed down from the apostles in the early church to the Pope and to the bishops today.

It's ironic, then, that the Vice President is mocking things like love and the church's teaching on migrants in the same breath that he is professing his faith through the words of the Creed, which includes belief in authority of the church. Because this "one, holy, catholic and apostolic" church has long proclaimed the Gospel message of love and care for the stranger, which Jesus himself preached during his public ministry.

So a butchering of the Creed would mean, in fact, not listening to the church's teaching on these matters and, even worse, not listening to Jesus's own teaching on love and loving the stranger.

Because, in the words of the Creed, we also believe in "one Lord, Jesus Christ."

[AG Brian Schwalb @DCAttorneyGen]

Landlords cannot retaliate against tenants advocating for safe housing conditions — or leave their tenants living in squalor.

We are suing to address these dangerous conditions and secure penalties and restitution for tenants.

Every DC resident deserves a safe and healthy home.

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

Congress IS an investigative body.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Johnson: If we lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they'll go after the president's family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

A city board voted to freeze rents for up to two years for about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, delivering on a key piece of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s agenda while rattling the real estate industry. https://t.co/nqKVXQpv31

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

Is this better than an auto-pen?

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump on an executive order he's about to sign that he clearly has no clue about: "Quantum ... cryptography. Does anybody know what that is?"

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

@atrupar Brandon Gill is walking around in Betty Boop’s haircut trying to define masculinity?

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

Tell me more about men, guy who wandered the halls of his dorm in a short paisley robe.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Ted Cruz on Talarico: "If you were making a list of 1,000 adjectives to describe this guy, 'masculine' would not be one of them. I mean, if a stiff breeze came by it would blow him over like a feather."

[Edward Luce @EdwardGLuce]

Trump told me this a couple of hours before Bibi struck Iran. He has turned himself into a prisoner of other people's decisions.

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

Congress could protect Dolly’s free books!

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

@Andy last night’s Jackhole of the Day was awesome! It would be great if you added the phone number for the congressional switchboard to the screen and encouraged folks to call their Members of Congress. We can all turn our anger into action!

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

@TVietor08 I'd be more surprised to hear he ever considered going.

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

@atrupar He wants you to pass the House housing bill.

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. Number of stories about Trump buying and selling hundreds of millions of dollars in stocks in the first three months of 2026:

CBS: 0

CNN: 0

Fox News: 0

NPR: 0

PBS: 0

Politico: 0

Semafor: 0

Business Insider: 0

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

The top lawyer at the Treasury Department stepped down in the wake of the creation of that $1.8 billion 'slush fund' that could soon be making payments to Trump's political allies — and reportedly even Jan. 6 insurrectionists, according to three people familiar with the move.

Brian Morrissey, the Treasury's general counsel, resigned from the position just seven months after he was confirmed. https://t.co/c9ihfUg3oc

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

Because it’s a secret good economy for billionaires.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump says we have a good economy but people aren’t “seeing it yet”

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

@Katelyn_Caralle Were you there and reporting live? Or do you just want to remind followers that you hate Black people?

[Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer]

Outright lies.

Trump's assets aren't in a blind trust, and he bought and sold individual Nvidia stock in 15 separate transactions totaling millions of dollars.

That's what Trump's financial disclosure - which has his signature - says.

See for yourself: https://t.co/04UEfkKbBW

[Noelle Porter @noe1le]

The way the misogyny just slaps you in the face every time Jim Jordan says a woman’s name.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Rep. Jim Jordan: "We all want gas prices to go down, Kaitlan, but ... "