Rebecca Cooper

Rebecca Cooper

ABC7/WJLA-TV News reporter and Washington Business Report anchor Rebecca Cooper has been based in Washington for the last three decades, covering the world of politics, national security and finance from the White House, Capitol Hill and the major federal agencies.

From 1988-1992 she served as the senior international trade and health care legislative assistant to Senator David Boren (D-OK). Rebecca then went from working on Capitol Hill to covering Congress and the White House, spending five years at CNN and five years at ABC News, as a producer for 20/20, Good Morning America and World News Tonight and a reporter for ABC WORLD NEWS NOW, NewsOne and ABC radio.

She is the recipient of several journalism awards, including the Peabody, DuPont, Murrow, Cable Ace and Emmy awards. Rebecca returned to public service, during her tenure as Chief of Staff to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson.

Rebecca serves on the Greater Washington Area Advisory Board for Childhelp, one of the nation’s leading nonprofits dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse. A native of Oklahoma City and a visiting professor and member of the board at the University of Oklahoma’s College of International Studies, Rebecca is an honors graduate of Duke University and attended the Universite Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and American University in Washington.

She is the mother of three grade school sons - Max, Gus and Finn.

Contact Rebecca

Twitter: @ABC7Rebecca
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Recent Stories

  1. IRS scandal: Holder says FBI probing potential civil rights violations at IRS

    WJLA, May 15, 2013 - 10:48 am

    The FBI is investigating potential civil rights violations at IRS after the agency acknowledged the agency had singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday.

  2. Immigration bill survives early tests

    WJLA, May 9, 2013 - 06:24 pm

    There are some signs of compromise on a push to provide a path to citizenship for as many as 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.

  3. Republican lawmakers insist White House is hiding Benghazi assault intel

    WJLA, May 8, 2013 - 05:36 am

    A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September. 

  4. CareFirst proposes 25 percent rate increase

    WJLA, April 25, 2013 - 04:31 pm

    CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's proposed rate hikes have some Maryland residents very concerned about how they'll pay for health insurance in the future.

  5. Washington Nationals: Detwiler, Harper lead Nationals past Marlins 6-1

    WJLA, AP, April 17, 2013 - 10:41 pm

    Ross Detwiler departed with a lead for the third start in a row Wednesday night, and this time the bullpen held on as Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-1.