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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

Heidi Heitkamp leads Kevin Cramer on fundraising, cash on hand in North Dakota Senate race

North Dakota's Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp has out raised her GOP challenger on fundraising in the first quarter and has roughly $4 million more cash on hand than her opponent.

April 13, 2018

Trump softens stance on firing Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein

President Trump softened his tone on special counsel Robert Mueller and met at the White House with Assistant Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, diffusing rampant speculation that he was preparing to fire them in order to derail the Russia collusion probe.

April 12, 2018

Heitkamp calls on Cramer to condemn ad showing Syrian children dying

North Dakota's Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp called Thursday on her GOP challenger to condemn a recent ad put out by a super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

April 12, 2018

Grassley blames Feinstein for delaying bill to protect Mueller

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley said Thursday Democrats are delaying a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller in the event that President Trump moved to fire him.

April 12, 2018

Democrats praise Trump’s judicial nominee for the 9th Circuit

Reversing the usual script, Democrats praised one of President Trump's federal appeals court nominees Wednesday while Republicans brought the tough questions for Mark Jeremy Bennett over his defense of gun control laws and free speech rights.

April 11, 2018

Wendy Vitter, Trump’s judicial nominee, declares ‘I am pro-life’

One of President Trump's judicial nominees declared she was pro-life on Wednesday during her confirmation hearing, disclosing a personal, religious viewpoint not often discussed during judicial confirmation hearings.

April 11, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg admits to mistakes, but lawyers insist they have no liability

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg admitted Tuesday that his company made mistakes, but his lawyers are insisting they have no liability for mishandling millions of people's most personal data.

April 10, 2018

Kevin Cramer’s Senate campaign raises $1.135 million in first quarter

Rep. Kevin Cramer raised $1.135 million during the first quarter of his campaign to unseat Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota's Democratic senator.

April 10, 2018

Donald Trump announces 12th wave of judicial picks; six women named for the federal bench

President Trump announced a new wave of 20 judicial nominees Tuesday, including top posts for a close aide to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and a replacement for a district judgeship where Mr. Trump's first candidate washed out in the confirmation process.

April 10, 2018

Three district court nominees expected to get confirmed this week, brings total to 17

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he plans to confirm three of President Trump's judicial nominees by the end of the week, continuing to fulfill the president's promise to remake the federal bench with conservative jurists.

April 9, 2018

Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court decisions favor conservative positions

Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch took the seat of the late Antonin Scalia a year ago Tuesday, but court watchers say he has staked out a path closer to another conservative icon: Justice Clarence Thomas.

April 8, 2018

New York City settles with Muslim groups after years of surveillance

New York City has reached a settlement giving Muslims a say in police training and policies, and the city agreed to pay mosques and businesses who said they were illegally targeted for surveillance because of their religion, Muslim groups said Thursday.

April 5, 2018

ACLU sues Orange County officials over informant program

The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday sued officials in Orange County, California, saying the county for years has recruited jail inmates to spy and rat out fellow inmates, with the informants allegedly going so far as to threaten to kill people to make them talk.

April 4, 2018