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Alex Swoyer

Alex Swoyer

aswoyer@washingtontimes.com

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

Click here to receive Seen, Heard & Whispered in your inbox every Friday.

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

In this March 26, 2019, file photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at left by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone, D-N.J., speaks at an event to announce legislation to lower health care costs and protect people with pre-existing medical conditions, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Obamacare individual mandate ruled illegal

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate runs afoul of the Constitution now that it is no longer a tax.

December 18, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pauses outside the chamber to speak to reporters when asked about the race for Kentucky governor, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. The race for governor in deeply Republican Kentucky was too close to call despite a last-minute boost from President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate impeachment trial divides GOP, White House

Impeachment is hurtling toward a Senate trial, but the White House and Senate Republicans are not on the same page about how to handle the proceedings, The Washington Times has learned.

December 12, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump listen during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Patrick Bumatay, openly gay Trump nominee, confirmed to 9th Circuit

The Senate confirmed President Trump's ninth judicial nominee to the liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, elevating Patrick Bumatay, an openly gay Filipino man, to the federal bench over objections from his liberal home-state senators.

December 10, 2019
In this Feb. 28, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, for his address to a joint session of Congress. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP) **FILE**

Supreme Court schedule unlikely to be interrupted by impeachment trial

The Supreme Court's calendar in January should go uninterrupted even if Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. is tasked with overseeing an impeachment trial of President Trump in the U.S. Senate, which seems likely given House Democrats' announcement of two articles of impeachment Tuesday.

December 10, 2019