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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

Israeli security deploys at an entrance to Har Adar settlement near Jerusalem, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. Israeli police said that a Palestinian attacker opened fire at the entrance to the settlement killing three Israeli men and critically wounding a fourth. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) ** FILE **

Judge blocks Kansas law banning Israeli boycotts

A federal judge halted a Kansas law that requires any person who contracts with the state to certify they aren't boycotting Israel, ruling Tuesday that the law could violate the First Amendment.

January 30, 2018

Judge orders University of Iowa to reinstate Christian group

A federal judge said Tuesday the University of Iowa must reinstate a Christian student group the school had kicked off campus last year after it refused to let a gay man who disagreed with the group's positions hold a leadership position.

January 23, 2018
Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., listens at left as follow committee member Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., questions witnesses on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, during the committee's hearing on Russian intervention in European elections in light of revelations by American intelligence agencies that blame Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Centrist senators form Common Sense Caucus

Centrist senators, emboldened by this week's success in brokering a deal to end Democrats' shutdown filibuster, are now eyeing even bigger goals, such as limiting the damage filibusters can do to the Senate schedule, and finding ways to force the annual spending bills to get votes on the floor.

January 23, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks to media as he signs Section 201 actions in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump releases 10th round of judicial nominees

President Trump announced Tuesday his intent to nominate 12 federal judges, his 10th round of judicial nominations since he took office one year ago and faced an unprecedented amount of vacancies on the federal bench.

January 23, 2018
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., followed by Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., walks to the Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Dick Durbin says debate over Dreamers is a ‘civil rights issue’

The second-ranking Democrat in the Senate said Monday that casting a vote to shut down the government over the weekend was a very difficult decision for his colleagues, but the concern over whether to legalize millions of illegal immigrants amounted to a "civil rights" issue.

January 22, 2018
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Friday, May 5, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Supreme Court upholds ‘Peaches’ party bust

The Supreme Court ruled Monday police officers had the right to arrest more than a dozen people for partying in a vacant home in Washington, D.C., despite the party guests not knowing the house was unoccupied.

January 22, 2018
North Carolina NAACP President, the Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, speaks to a large crowd Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, about a federal court's decision on Tuesday to strike down North Carolina's congressional map in Raleigh, N.C. Tuesday's "decision is a mammoth decision," said Spearman. (Julia Wall/The News & Observer via AP)

Supreme Court halts order to redraw N.C. electoral map

The Supreme Court on Thursday halted a controversial lower court ruling that had found North Carolina's congressional districts were illegally drawn, and had threatened to upend November's elections.

January 18, 2018
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., left, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, confers with Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., as they hold a news conference with a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers, including Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., right, who are demanding the U.S. government should be required to seek warrants if it wants to search for information about Americans and insist on reforms to the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 to protect Americans' rights, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate defeats filibuster; FISA extension set for imminent passage

Senators defeated a filibuster Tuesday and cleared the path for a full renewal of the government's chief foreign intelligence collection program, turning back a coalition of conservatives and liberals who'd tried to impose stiffer checks on how the data can be accessed.

January 16, 2018