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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

$1.1 million ad calls on 2020 Democrats to release list of judicial nominees

Democratic presidential hopefuls should release their list of names they would consider as federal judicial nominees, a conservative advocacy group said Tuesday, launching a series of ads to pressure the candidates to do just that.

June 25, 2019

Supreme Court invalidates part of law aimed at preventing gun violence

The Supreme Court on Monday invalidated a key part of a law designed to prevent gun violence, saying it left too much leeway to judges to decide what is considered a violent crime.

June 24, 2019

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Trump’s steel tariffs

The Supreme Court refused Monday to speed a case that had sought to overturn President Trump's power to impose tariffs.

June 24, 2019

FUCT wins: Supreme Court rules against ban on immoral, scandalous trademarks

The Supreme Court on Monday greenlighted a new class of trademarks, saying the government cannot censor them just because bureaucrats find them vulgar or offensive.

June 24, 2019

D.C. right-to-vote activists: Supreme Court precedent changing rulings could sway courts

If the Supreme Court could change its mind on same-sex marriage, then it can do the same for voting rights in the District of Columbia.

June 23, 2019

Bernie Sanders: Mass deportations are Trump’s ‘political strategy to divide the American people’

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday President Trump's announcement there would be mass deportations is purely political, saying there's better ways to deal with the immigration problem at the southern border.

June 23, 2019

Cory Booker says he had to ‘speak truth to power’ over Joe Biden’s use of ‘boy’

Sen. Cory A. Booker continued criticizing fellow 2020 presidential hopeful Joseph R. Biden on Sunday, saying although he respects the former vice president he had to "speak truth to power" and confront his colleague over the use of the word "boy."

June 23, 2019

Adam Schiff weighs Robert Mueller subpoena

Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday he wants to see Special Counsel Robert Mueller come before lawmakers in July and plans to reach a decision this week about whether to subpoena the special counsel.

June 23, 2019

Mike Pence won’t say if climate change is a threat to U.S.

Vice President Mike Pence refused Sunday to say whether climate change was a threat to the United States.

June 23, 2019

Supreme Court overturns decades of precedent in property case

A divided Supreme Court overruled 34 years of precedent Friday in a challenge dealing with property rights, which left the court's liberal wing questioning what case the court's majority might overturn next.

June 21, 2019

Supreme Court overturns conviction for black man over race discrimination

The Supreme Court threw out a conviction for a Mississippi man Friday and ordered a do-over, this time absent any discriminatory intent by the state to eliminate black jurors.

June 21, 2019

Justices uphold sex offender registry

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sex offenders who committed their crimes before the federal government mandated a national sex registration system must still sign up.

June 20, 2019

House Resolution 40, a bill to study ongoing harm of slavery, introduced in Congress

House Democrats kicked off a national debate Wednesday over reparations for descendants of slaves, saying black people are still suffering the effects and the federal government must do more to equalize matters.

June 19, 2019

Supreme Court rules states, feds can prosecute for the same crime

The Supreme Court ruled Monday the states and federal government can separately charge someone with the same crime, calming fears from Trump critics who worried the justices would create a window for the president to abuse his pardon powers.

June 17, 2019

Supreme Court sides with Christian bakery in Oregon

The Supreme Court delivered victory to yet another Christian bakery Monday, erasing a lower court's ruling that had upheld penalties on the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.

June 17, 2019

Civil liberties groups fear Congress rewrite of patent laws on genetic testing

When the Supreme Court ruled in 2013 against a company that tried to patent a diagnostic screening method for mutated genes that lead to breast cancer, it opened a golden age for testing.

June 16, 2019

New Jersey public employees’ lawsuit claims dues enforcement contradicts Supreme Court ruling

Public employees in New Jersey want to put their state on a collision course with the Supreme Court, saying a new law forcing them to pay union dues if they don't quickly withdraw from the union contradicts a ruling the high court justices issued last year.

June 12, 2019

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Alex Swoyer

Seen, Heard & Whispered

The Sitdown with Alex Swoyer

Court Watch Podcast

Articles by Alex Swoyer

$1.1 million ad calls on 2020 Democrats to release list of judicial nominees

Supreme Court invalidates part of law aimed at preventing gun violence

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Trump’s steel tariffs

FUCT wins: Supreme Court rules against ban on immoral, scandalous trademarks

D.C. right-to-vote activists: Supreme Court precedent changing rulings could sway courts

Bernie Sanders: Mass deportations are Trump’s ‘political strategy to divide the American people’

Cory Booker says he had to ‘speak truth to power’ over Joe Biden’s use of ‘boy’

Adam Schiff weighs Robert Mueller subpoena

Mike Pence won’t say if climate change is a threat to U.S.

Supreme Court overturns decades of precedent in property case

Supreme Court overturns conviction for black man over race discrimination

Justices uphold sex offender registry

House Resolution 40, a bill to study ongoing harm of slavery, introduced in Congress

Supreme Court rules states, feds can prosecute for the same crime

Supreme Court sides with Christian bakery in Oregon

Civil liberties groups fear Congress rewrite of patent laws on genetic testing

New Jersey public employees’ lawsuit claims dues enforcement contradicts Supreme Court ruling

Patrick Bumatay showdown looms as 9th Circuit Court vacancy opens for Donald Trump

Michael Bogren, Trump judicial nominee, withdraws nomination after Josh Hawley complaints

Infowars, Alex Jones to pay out in lawsuit over Pepe the Frog copyright