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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

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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

The U.S. Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) **FILE**

GOP senators say they’ll block Democratic efforts to expand Supreme Court

Senate Republicans on Thursday said they'll defeat any Democratic attempt to alter the Supreme Court's nine-justice structure, and told the high court to not be "cowed" by political threats from some Democrats who threatened the restructuring if future rulings don't turn out their way.

August 29, 2019
James Kraig Kahler listens to the judge while being sentenced in Osage County Court in Lyndon, Kan. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. A judge sentenced Kahler to death for fatally shooting his estranged wife, their two daughters and his wife's grandmother, then ordered him to stay in court and listen to his victims' relatives talk about the pain he caused them. Kahler was convicted in August in the 2009 killings in Kansas. Kahler shot his 44-year-old wife Karen, her 89-year-old grandmother Dorothy Wight, and the Kahlers' two daughters, 18-year-old Emily and 16-year-old Lauren, as the couple struggled through a divorce. (AP Photo/Anthony S. Bush, Pool)

Kraig Kahler insanity defense hits Supreme Court

Kraig Kahler's insanity defense case goes to the Supreme Court in October -- the first of the term -- where his attorneys will argue that he has a constitutional right to mount an insanity defense and the Kansas law has denied him a fair trial by prohibiting that.

August 25, 2019
Former Rep. Joe Walsh, Illinois Republican (Associated Press)

Joe Walsh announces Trump primary challenge

Joe Walsh, a former tea party member of Congress, announced Sunday he will challenge President Trump in the Republican presidential primaries, calling on other party members to "be brave" and say what he claims they all know -- that the president is "nuts," "erratic" and unfit for office.

August 25, 2019
The Supreme Court is seen under stormy skies in Washington, Thursday, June 20, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (Associated Press) **FILE**

Supreme Court to hear case of suspended license driver’s traffic stop

Charles Glover Jr. was driving on a suspended license when he was pulled over by a sheriff's deputy in Kansas in 2016. But he says there's no way the deputy knew that he was the driver when the deputy made the stop. The state's top court agreed, ruling the stop illegal. Now the U.S. Supreme Court is about to get involved, with the case on tap for the justices' next term.

August 14, 2019