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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

Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen speaks to reporters after a second day of testimony before a grand jury investigating hush money payments he arranged and made on the former president's behalf on March 15, 2023, in New York. Former President Donald Trump sued the key witness in his criminal case on Wednesday, April 12, accusing Cohen of “vast reputational harm” for talking publicly about the hush-money payments at the heart of the case. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Michael Cohen solicits public donations to fight Trump’s lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer asked his Twitter followers to donate to a GoFundMe campaign to support his legal fight against a lawsuit from Mr. Trump that claims he breached contractual duties related to their business and legal relationship.

April 13, 2023
Bottles of the drug misoprostol sit on a table at the West Alabama Women's Center, March 15, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. White House officials warned on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, that access to nearly any medication is in jeopardy after a federal judge ordered that mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortions, be pulled off the market, and they said they're consulting with lawmakers, doctors and pharmacies to fight the ruling. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Justice Department to take abortion pill fight to Supreme Court

The Justice Department announced Thursday it will ask the Supreme Court to let the administration continue to distribute the abortion pill via mail and through 10 weeks of pregnancy after those regulations were halted by a federal appeals court.

April 13, 2023
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. departs at the end of the day in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. The chief justice has already ordered an investigation into the unprecedented leak earlier this week of a draft of a major abortion opinion. What comes next could further test Roberts’ leadership of a court. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

New reporting requirements for gifts, travel hit Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices as well as other federal judges now must disclose gifts and travel funded by a third party, under new ethics requirements that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and circuit court judges quietly adopted last month.

April 7, 2023