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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

Biden announces new round of judicial nominees; White House touts diversity

President Biden announced a new wave of judicial nominees on Wednesday, days after the Senate confirmed one of his nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, flipping the federal appeals court to a majority of Democratic-appointed judges.

November 3, 2021

Biden flips 2nd Circuit to majority Democratic with confirmation of lesbian judge

The Senate confirmed the first openly lesbian judge to a federal circuit court on Monday, flipping the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to a majority of Democrat-appointed judges.

November 2, 2021

Texas abortion law could lead to deluge of Supreme Court challenges to Constitution: Biden admin.

The Biden administration warned the Supreme Court on Monday of an avalanche of state laws seeking to challenge federal constitutional rights should the justices leave in place Texas' new law banning most abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.

November 1, 2021

Supreme Court won’t hear New York abortion funding case

The Supreme Court announced Monday it would not hear a challenge against New York's requirement that employers provide abortion coverage with health insurance plans.

November 1, 2021

Supreme Court won’t hear Catholic hospital challenge to transgender surgery

The Supreme Court announced Monday it would not hear a challenge over a Catholic hospital declining to provide transgender surgery, leaving in place the lower court's ruling in favor of the transgender man.

November 1, 2021

Supreme Court upholds Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, declining to halt its enforcement with a 6-3 ruling.

October 29, 2021

Supreme Court to hear challenge to EPA power plant rules

The Supreme Court announced Friday it would hear a challenge from a group of red states, led by West Virginia, against Environmental Protection Agency rules aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

October 29, 2021

Oklahoma resumes executions after legal fight contesting state’s three-drug cocktail

An Oklahoma man was put to death Thursday after the Supreme Court lifted a stay of execution issued by a lower court over his challenge to Oklahoma's three-drug cocktail for putting him to death.

October 29, 2021

DOJ previews Supreme Court arguments against Texas abortion law

President Biden's Justice Department argued in court papers Wednesday that the Supreme Court must allow Texas officials to be sued for banning abortions in the state after a fetal heartbeat is detected.

October 27, 2021

Six in 10 judges support term limits for Supreme Court, study finds

An informal survey published this month by the National Judicial College suggests that most judges support term limits for Supreme Court justices.

October 27, 2021

Military members, federal workers challenge Biden’s vaccine mandate

Members of the military, federal workers and government contractors have filed a class action against President Biden's federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing they have not been afforded religious exemptions -- or had those honored -- for the shots.

October 26, 2021

$Protesters objecting to the adoption of the Traditional Plan gather and protest outside the United Methodist Church's 2019 Special Session of the General Conference in St. Louis, Mo., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. America's second-largest Protestant denomination faces a likely fracture as delegates at the crucial meeting move to strengthen bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings) ** FILE **$

LGBTQ advocates renew challenges to religious foster care programs

LGBTQ advocates are issuing challenges to Christian foster care programs by targeting their government funding -- and suing the federal government -- in a gambit that could involve the Supreme Court, which sided with a Catholic foster program earlier this year.

October 26, 2021