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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

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, listens to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, after giving his opening statement during the committee's nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is seated back left. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Brett Kavanaugh Judiciary panel confirmation vote set

Senate Republicans laid out a fast schedule Tuesday for action on Judge Brett Kavanaugh, setting up a Sept. 20 vote in committee which would be followed by action on the full Senate floor the final week of the month.

September 4, 2018
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, flanked by Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, makes an opening statement at the confirmation hearing of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Feinstein says Kavanaugh hostile toward gun control, abortion

The top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee previewed some of her party's concerns with President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Tuesday, saying his views on abortion and gun rights are further to the right than the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

September 4, 2018
President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, departs after meeting with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee which will oversee his confirmation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Brett Kavanaugh to answer questions about sexual harassment

Senate Democrats say Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh will have to answer questions at his confirmation hearing this week about retired Judge Alex Kozinski, who left the bench last year after some former female law clerks accused him of misconduct.

September 4, 2018
In this Aug. 7, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, officiates at the swearing-in of Judge Britt Grant to take a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington. Kavanaugh has expressed concern about federal agencies running amok. But his view that they should adhere strictly to laws passed by Congress worries liberals. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rochelle Garza, lawyer for illegal immigrant abortions, to testify against Brett Kavanaugh

The lawyer who battled for illegal immigrant teens seeking access abortions in the U.S. will be one of Democrats' witnesses against Judge Brett Kavanaugh in next week's confirmation hearings. Rochelle Garza served as guardian for several illegal immigrants in Texas who clashed with the Trump administration over their pregnancies, battling all the way to the circuit court of appeals in Washington, where they won their case -- over the objections of Judge Kavanaugh.

August 30, 2018
In this file photo, Kate Irish casts her vote at the Durham County Library North Regional in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, May 8, 2018. A federal judge on Dec. 26, 2019, issued an injunction to prevent state officials from putting in place a photo ID requirement for the state's March 3, 2020 presidential primary. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

North Carolina gerrymandering illegal, federal court rules

A federal court ruled against North Carolina again Monday over its partisan gerrymandering, setting the issue up for a possible second Supreme Court review or the prospect of drawing up a new map in the weeks before the November midterms.

August 27, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh walks to meet with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Star lawyers urge Kavanaugh confirmation

Conservative legal superstars threw their support behind Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh Monday, urging lawmakers to back his confirmation to the high court.

August 27, 2018