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Alex Swoyer

Alex Swoyer serves as The Washington Times' editor-at-large, covering law and politics in Washington. Alex leads "The Sitdown with Alex Swoyer" and her column, "Seen, Heard & Whispered," where she interviews officials and discusses the latest political noise echoing through the nation's capital.
She also hosts a podcast, "Court Watch," showcasing high-stakes legal battles. She has covered presidential campaigns, Capitol Hill, and the Supreme Court for more than a decade.
Originally from Texas, Alex left the Lone Star State to attend the Missouri School of Journalism where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism with an emphasis in broadcast.
After graduating from Ave Maria School of Law in Florida, she decided to leave the courtroom and return to the newsroom with The Washington Times.
She can be reached by email at aswoyer@washingtontimes.com.

Seen, Heard & Whispered

Written by Alex Swoyer, "Seen, Heard & Whispered” is a weekly column taking you inside the conversations happening in Washington’s power corridors, the moves being made and the whispers that explain what’s really going on in the nation’s capital. Email tips to whispered@washingtontimes.com

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The Sitdown with Alex Swoyer

Washington Times' Editor-at-Large Alex Swoyer dives into political and legal news with lawmakers, administration officials and politicos inside Washington.

Court Watch Podcast

The 'Court Watch' podcast breaks down the Supreme Court's major cases and top news stories about the justices, federal courts and perplexing legal battles with key insight from court watchers from both sides of the aisle.

Articles by Alex Swoyer

Trump, RNC sue Arizona over rejected votes

President Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee sued Arizona Saturday, claiming voting machines in Maricopa County rejected votes that were cast in person on Election Day.

November 8, 2020

GOP flags software used in Michigan skewed thousands of Trump votes

Republicans are concerned about software that was blamed for changing thousands of Republican ballots to votes for Democrats in one Michigan county.

November 7, 2020

Rudy Giuliani vows to defend Donald Trump in reelection bid

Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, announced Saturday he would begin to defend the president's reelection bid Monday in the courts.

November 7, 2020

Mitt Romney congratulates Joe Biden, a person with ‘good character’

Sen. Mitt Romney congratulated President-elect Joseph R. Biden Saturday and his running mate Sen. Kamala D. Harris, saying he knows they are people of good character.

November 7, 2020

Supreme Court orders Pennsylvania to segregate late ballots

The Supreme Court ordered Pennsylvania officials on Friday to segregate mail-in ballots that arrived after 8 p.m. on Election Day.

November 6, 2020

Donald Trump election lawsuits alive in Pennsylvania, Nevada; tossed in Michigan, Georgia

President Trump's campaign has launched lawsuits alleging voter fraud and irregularities in the 2020 election in four major battleground states.

November 6, 2020

Pennsylvania GOP asks Supreme Court to order late-arriving ballots separated

Pennsylvania Republicans filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court Friday, asking the justices to require that absentee ballots arriving after Election Day be kept separate from earlier arriving ballots.

November 6, 2020

Lindsey Graham defends Donald Trump in reelection, previews voting irregularity evidence

Sen. Lindsey Graham predicted Friday there will be evidence of voting irregularities in three battleground states detailed in the next 48 hours, noting he thinks he won his own race because of his handling of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

November 6, 2020

Pennsylvania lawsuit claims 21,000 deceased people were on voter rolls

A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania before Election Day claims there were 21,000 deceased people on its voter rolls ahead of the 2020 election, arguing the state violated its own laws by not properly maintaining voter rolls.

November 6, 2020

Roy Blunt: Not ‘unreasonable’ for Donald Trump to wait on results

Sen. Roy Blunt defended President Trump's right to feel aggrieved as the 2020 election has still not been called and as Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden looks to be in the lead on Friday.

November 6, 2020

RNC sets up legal teams in four battleground states, cites ‘voting irregularities’

The Republican National Committee has legal teams on the ground in four battleground states and announced Friday there are numerous incidences of "voting irregularities."

November 6, 2020

Trump campaign cries foul, files lawsuits over vote counting

President Trump's campaign is going to war in the courts to defend his path to 270 electoral votes.

November 5, 2020

Pennsylvania pushes back on Trump in Supreme Court filing

Pennsylvania Democrats, led by the state's Attorney General Josh Shapiro, told the Supreme Court Thursday it shouldn't allow President Trump to get involved in a case over the state's three-day extension for counting mail-in ballots.

November 5, 2020

Judges have tossed Trump campaign challenges in Michigan, Georgia

Judges have tossed legal battles Thursday that the president's campaign had launched Wednesday as the presidential election stands in limbo with votes still being tabulated in a number of battleground states.

November 5, 2020

Trump campaign announces Nevada lawsuit over non-resident voting

The Trump campaign announced a federal lawsuit Thursday against Nevada, claiming the state is illegally counting votes cast by non-residents.

November 5, 2020

Lawsuit filed in Michigan contesting tens of thousands of ballots

A lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Michigan contesting tens of thousands of ballots in Wayne County, where the city of Detroit is located, claiming failed ballots were cured by Democratic supervisors -- without a Republican counterpart -- in violation of state law.

November 5, 2020