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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

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Federal judge rules illegal-immigrant minor has right to abortion

Illegal-immigrant minors in the U.S. have an unfettered constitutional right to obtain an abortion, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, ordering both the Trump administration and Texas officials to back off and allow a 17-year-old girl being held in a government-run shelter to be taken to a clinic.

October 18, 2017
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Texas fights ACLU to avoid becoming ‘sanctuary state for abortions’

Texas and seven other states argued to a federal court Wednesday that illegal immigrants shouldn't be granted an unfettered constitutional right to abortion in the U.S., backing the federal government's refusal to help an young girl who sneaked into the country and is being held at a government-run shelter.

October 18, 2017
Young women in many cases have survived harrowing journeys north, some of them pregnant from being raped along the way. They are entitled under law to medical care, which can mean abortion — sometimes at taxpayer expense. (Associated Press/File)

Illegal child immigrants seeking abortion pose legal, religious clashes

Federal judges in the District of Columbia and California are grappling with a thorny legal issue testing the limits of religious freedom and abortion rights involving pregnant illegal immigrants held at government-funded shelters, some of which are run by pro-life religious charities.

October 15, 2017
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats speaks at a Heritage Foundation event on Section 702 of FISA on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Dan Coats defends surveillance law, cites low error rate

Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats begged for renewal of the nation's top foreign electronic snooping program Friday, saying it's gotten a bad rap and the program's error rate is less than one in a hundred.

October 13, 2017
Associate Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, left, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts walks down the steps of Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 15, 2017, following Gorsuch investiture, a ceremony to mark his ascension to the bench. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Group urges John Roberts to punish Neil Gorsuch over address at conservative gathering

Free Speech For People, a non-profit progressive organization, sent an open letter to Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Thursday, asking him to reprimand Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch for giving a speech at the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. last month, saying it violated the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges.

October 12, 2017
FILE - This Saturday Aug. 12, 2017 file photo, an armed militia member stands guard at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. The city of Charlottesville will join a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the heavily armed bands of white nationalists and militia groups that descended on the Virginia city for a violent summer rally from returning. The City Council held a special meeting Thursday, Oct. 12, where they voted to join the lawsuit. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Charlottesville sues to prevent future neo-Nazi rallies

The Charlottesville City Council voted Thursday to join a lawsuit to block the return of white supremacists and neo-Nazis whose summer rally erupted into violence, saying the armed protesters constituted a private army that can be denied entry.

October 12, 2017
U.S. House Chaplain the Rev. Patrick Conroy, S.J., leading the chamber in prayer for the first time on May 26, 2011. (C-SPAN) [https://www.c-span.org/video/?299718-1/house-session-part-1] ** FILE **

Federal court upholds prayer in Congress

A federal court ruled Wednesday that Congress can continue to open its sessions each day with a prayer, and upheld the House's ability to pick and choose who's allowed to lead the prayer.

October 11, 2017
FILE - In this May 3, 2017, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra answers a question during a news conference, in Sacramento, Calif. Becerra is suing the Trump administration in federal court for allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women by claiming moral or religious objections, Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Center for Reproductive Rights sues administration over right to contraceptives

The Center for Reproductive Rights is filing a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court against the Trump administration's new rule exempting employers from paying for employees' contraceptives based on religious objections, arguing it's a violation of women's constitutional right to liberty in accessing birth control.

October 10, 2017