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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

Steven Fields convicted for spending $30,000 mistakenly put in his bank account

A Georgia teen will spend the next 10 years on probation and must pay back nearly $30,000 that was mistakenly put into his bank account.

March 10, 2015

VA manager mocks veteran suicide in internal email

Robin Paul, a manager at the Roudebush Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis, appeared to mock mental health and the suicides of returning combat veterans, according to an email released by The Indianapolis Star.

March 9, 2015

Ted Cruz taps Brian Phillips for presidential PAC

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has hired Brian Phillips as senior adviser to his political action committee, the latest move to beef up his staff for a possible run at the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.

March 9, 2015

Jury deadlocks on Jodi Arias sentencing; death penalty off the table

After eight days of deliberation, the judge declared a hung jury Thursday in the sentencing of Jodi Arias for the 2008 murder of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander. Prosecutors had originally sought the death penalty.

March 5, 2015

Ted Cruz reveals the key to defeating Hillary Clinton in 2016

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz told The Washington Times that Hillary Clinton "owns the Obama-Clinton foreign policy."

March 2, 2015

Ted Cruz: Loretta Lynch ‘will continue President Obama’s lawlessness’

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told a handful of reporters at CPAC he thinks Loretta Lynch's confirmation out of the Senate Judiciarry Committee was "heartbreaking."

February 26, 2015

Ben Carson calls for boots on the ground to fight Islamic State

In an exclusive interview with The Washington Times, Ben S. Carson said radical Islamic terrorists threaten the United States, and he called for boots on the ground to defeat the organization.

February 25, 2015

Dead man walking: VA wrongly notifies wife of husband’s death

The Department of Veterans Affairs notified the wife of a former Marine that he had died, but Mark Ellis Jr. is very much alive.

February 22, 2015

Charlie Sheen a ‘constitutional Republican’; actor comes out of political closet

Actor Charlie Sheen says he considers himself a "constitutional Republican" and he'd like to use his celebrity to run for president.

February 11, 2015

The Woman’s Tax: Haircuts, deodorant, cars more expensive for females

Women usually pay more at a salon for a haircut than men, but it turns out deodorant, razors and cars actually have "The Woman's Tax" — causing them to pay more than men for essentially the same product, KOMU 8 News reported.

February 10, 2015

VIDEO: Sen. Mike Lee facebook shames federal regulations

Sen. Mike Lee and his staff wanted to show the public the amount of laws passed by Congress and signed by the President in comparison to the large number of regulations issued by unelected bureaucrats, so he took to social media to make his point.

January 27, 2015

Josh Earnest jabs at Tom Brady over ‘Deflategate’: ‘No risk of him taking my job’

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest used a press conference on Friday to poke fun at Tom Brady's failure to explain the use of deflated footballs during the Patriot's game against the Indianapolis Colt.

January 24, 2015

Woman sticks TV between her legs, leaves Costa Rican store without paying

A woman stole a flat screen television in Costa Rica — but the way she did it is catching attention.

January 21, 2015

Florida woman, 86, pays $164K annually to live aboard cruise ship

An 86-year-old Florida widow has chosen to spend the rest of her golden years aboard a opulent cruise ship — and she's willing to pay upwards of $164,000 a year to do it.

January 20, 2015

Veterans hold Trail of Toxicity March in D.C. over Fort McClellan-linked health issues

Roughly a dozen veterans — half of them with canes — marched from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the White House Saturday morning. They want the government to create a health registry for veterans who served at Fort McClellan prior to its closing in 1999 due to toxic contaminants.

January 17, 2015

‘Second Amendment Education Act’ seeks gun rights curriculum in S.C. schools

A South Carolina state lawmaker wants students to celebrate gun rights in schools, so he introduced the "Second Amendment Education Act," which designates Dec. 15 as "Second Amendment Awareness Day" and requires instruction on the right to bear arms for at least three consecutive weeks in the school year.

January 15, 2015

Sunday marks 13 years for the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility

Sunday marked the 13-year anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility in Cuba. Close to 800 men have been held at Gitmo throughout the 13 years since it opened.

January 11, 2015

Pentagon puts budget concerns ahead of Fort McClellan troops’ welfare

Putting budget concerns ahead of troop welfare, a top Obama administration appointee declared to Congress that the Pentagon doesn't want to spend the money to alert hundreds of thousands of soldiers who served at a once-contaminated Army base that they may have been exposed to toxins.