Skip to content
TRENDING:
Donald Trump
Advertisement
Author profile
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

Click here to receive Seen, Heard & Whispered in your inbox every Friday.

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

In this Aug. 4, 2021, photo, housing advocates protest outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office on the eviction moratorium in New York. The Supreme Court is blocking part of New York's moratorium on evictions, put into effect because of the coronavirus pandemic, less than a month before it is supposed to expire anyway. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) **FILE**

Landlords return to Supreme Court over Biden eviction moratorium

Landlords aiming to strike down the Biden administration's evictions moratorium have returned to the Supreme Court, telling the justices that Congress never gave the Centers for Disease and Prevention the "staggering amount of power" it claimed in renewing the evictions ban.

August 23, 2021
This file photo provided by New Mexico State University shows a nurse administering a vaccine to a student a walk in clinic at Corbett Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. May 13, 2021. As many colleges and universities are requiring students to be vaccinated this fall, some students are pushing back in court. Students at Rutgers University in New Jersey, for example, filed a federal lawsuit on August 16, 2021, arguing they shouldn't be required to take COVID-19 vaccine shots. (Josh Bachman/New Mexico State University via AP) **FILE**

Students challenge COVID-19 vaccine mandate at Rutgers

Students at Rutgers University filed a federal lawsuit Monday arguing they shouldn't be required to get COVID-19 vaccine shots, taking a stand against the mandate despite Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's recent refusal to block a similar rule at Indiana University.

August 17, 2021
In this Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, tenants' rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

DOJ urges state courts to slow evictions amid housing crisis

The Justice Department is urging state chief justices to find creative ways to curb a wave of tenant evictions as a national moratorium has expired and lawsuits are piling up against President Biden's order to keep a modified ban in effect.

August 12, 2021
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington is seen here on Sept. 22, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Judge rules House can subpoena some, not all, of Trump’s taxes

A federal district court judge in Washington ruled Wednesday that House Democrats can access some of former President Donald Trump's tax documents, but warned that the congressional subpoena to access Mr. Trump's accounting firm must be narrow.

August 11, 2021