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Alex Swoyer

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

A clinic escort waits in the driveway of the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic parking lot, to assist any patient entering, Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. The clinic is Mississippi's only state-licensed abortion facility. On May 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up the dispute over a Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The issue is the first test of limits on abortion access to go before the conservative majority high court. Their decision could mean more restrictions, and focuses on the landmark 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, which established a woman's right to an abortion. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) ** FILE **

Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban more liberal than limits in France, Germany

Pro-choice advocates say the United States should lead the world in making abortion more accessible, arguing against restrictions in some states that limit the procedure on demand. But restrictions such as Mississippi's ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy are still more liberal than those of several Western and industrialized countries.

September 22, 2021
This photo, provided by the New York City Police Department, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, shows eight guns recovered on a packed party bus, near the waterfront in the Brooklyn borough of New York, early Friday. Police arrested more than a dozen people after they were alerted to social media posts showing some passengers aboard posing with firearms, police said. (New York City Police Department via AP) ** FILE **

Supreme Court to weigh New York’s limit on carrying a handgun

The Supreme Court will grapple with the right to bear arms outside the home during the upcoming term in a case court watchers are calling significant because it's been more than a decade since the justices weighed the limits of the Second Amendment.

September 20, 2021
In this June 25, 2018, file photo, pro-life and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. Republican lawmakers in at least a half dozen GOP-controlled states already are talking about copying a Texas law that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The law was written in a way that was intended to avoid running afoul of federal law by allowing enforcement by private citizens, not government officials. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Viability, medical advancements loom in legal battles over abortion

Viability -- the period when a fetus can survive outside the mother's womb -- has become a key factor in efforts to restrict abortion, with pro-life advocates and politicos citing medical advancements that have allowed premature babies to survive after shorter pregnancies.

September 16, 2021