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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

Senate confirms Elizabeth Branch, Trump’s 14th circuit court judge

The U.S. Senate confirmed another one of President Trump's federal appeals court judges on Tuesday, advancing the president's pledge to place dozens of conservative loyalists on the federal bench.

February 27, 2018

Supreme Court justices hear challenge to mandatory union fees, appear split

The Supreme Court appeared split ideologically Monday on whether to allow a public sector labor union worker to refuse to pay dues, in a case that could hit the unions in their pocketbooks.

February 26, 2018

Minnesota voting case to be heard by Supreme Court

When Andrew Cilek entered a Lutheran church in Minnesota to cast his vote during the 2010 election, he was surprised when the poll worker told him he couldn't vote because he was wearing a T-shirt with the emblem of a local tea party group, and had a button asking for poll workers to check his I.D.

February 25, 2018

Chuck Grassley: FBI didn’t contact Google during probe on Florida shooter

The FBI was told of a threat accused Florida shooter Nikolas Cruz made on YouTube last September but never contacted the company to track down its source, missing an early indicator, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said Friday.

February 23, 2018

Supreme Court to weigh political apparel at the ballot box

Minnesota law bans political apparel at the polling place. An upcoming Supreme Court case may toss out that restriction as a violation of the First Amendment.

February 23, 2018

Trump officials look to Southern attorneys general to fill court vacancies

When the Trump administration wanted to fill out court vacancies in the South, it turned to the Republican attorneys general in many of those states, tapping their talent to build the army of conservative judges GOP activists were hoping for.

February 22, 2018

Youth demanding to be heard in U.S. political discourse

The rallying cry among politicians for years has been to do it for the children. Now those children are embracing their political power first-hand.

February 21, 2018

Mark Janus’ mandatory union dues lawsuit headed for Supreme Court

When Mark Janus got his first paycheck working as a child support specialist for the state of Illinois in 2007, he was stunned to see a nearly $50 deduction for union dues.

February 19, 2018

Obama faulted on Russian election meddling

President Trump is pointing to the indictment of 13 Russians and three companies for interfering in the 2016 election as vindication for his campaign after it has faced accusations of collusion for more than a year.

February 18, 2018

Kevin Cramer announces campaign for Senate in North Dakota

Rep. Kevin Cramer, North Dakota Republican, launched his campaign for Senate during a rally in Bismarck on Friday, saying he had to jump into the race after his opponent celebrated voting against a 20-week abortion ban.

February 18, 2018

Rush Limbaugh calls for concealed carry in schools after Florida shooting

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called Sunday for concealed carrying of handguns in schools in order to combat mass shooters like the one that took place last week in Florida.

February 18, 2018

Adam Schiff says Robert Mueller Russian indictments don’t rule out collusion

Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday the indictment of 13 Russians involved in meddling with the 2016 election doesn't close the case on whether the Trump campaign was involved.

February 18, 2018

‘March for our Lives’: Florida school shooting survivors to demand gun control

Students are organizing "March for our Lives," a series of marches in cities across the nation, which is scheduled for March 24.

February 18, 2018

Jeff Sessions stands by recusal in Russia investigation

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Sunday he stands by his decision to recuse himself from the investigation into whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russians during the 2016 election.

February 18, 2018

Donald Trump blasts FBI over Florida school shooting, faces backlash

President Trump is facing backlash Sunday for suggesting the FBI missed warnings about the Florida school shooter because it was too busy focusing on possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.

February 18, 2018

Rep. Kevin Cramer launches Senate campaign to unseat Heidi Heitkamp

Republican Congressman Kevin Cramer launched his campaign for U.S. Senate Friday at a rally in Bismarck, saying he had to jump in the race after his opponent celebrated voting against a 20-week abortion ban.

February 17, 2018

Trump administration defends judicial nominee who said same-sex marriage is ‘against God’s plan’

The Trump administration is defending one of the president's federal court nominees, who has come under attack from LGBT advocates and his home state senator, after saying same-sex marriage is worse than abortion because of "the damage it does to civil society."

February 16, 2018