Rebecca Berg

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Chamber of Commerce comes to aid of Mitch McConnell with new ad

Chamber of Commerce comes to aid of Mitch McConnell with new ad

Rebecca Berg · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

GOP guvs running for president face litmus test on Obamacare

Rebecca Berg · November 29, 2013 5:00 am

Then-Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Brian Schweitzer for president? Former governor’s trip to Iowa met with skepticism from Democrats

Rebecca Berg · November 28, 2013 5:00 am

The U.S. is consolidating its embassy presence in Italy in a cost-cutting move that has attracted flak from Republicans. (Photo: Thinkstock)

National Republican Senatorial Committee calls Obama administration ‘anti-religion’

Rebecca Berg · November 27, 2013 5:00 am

North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis speaks with lawmakers on the state House floor as the General Assembly reconvenes in Raleigh, N.C., on Sept. 3. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

NC Senate candidate Thom Tillis to attend Washington fundraiser at lobbyist’s home

Rebecca Berg · November 26, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. Jerry Moran, executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, warned roughly 500 of the committee's top donors Monday that recent changes to the Senate's filibuster rules could hurt the economy and threaten energy and financial services sectors in particular.

Republican Senate candidates look to capitalize on Harry Reid’s ‘nuclear option’

Rebecca Berg · November 25, 2013 5:00 am

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will on Friday send an email urging the party's rank and file to come to the aid of Kentucky Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes after Republicans posted an "offensive, sexist photo" of Grimes on Twitter earlier this week. (AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee, File)

Democrats using ‘offensive, sexist’ photo GOP posted of Senate candidate to raise cash

Rebecca Berg · November 25, 2013 5:00 am

Republican governors remain divided over whether they should have accepted additional Medicaid funding from the Obama administration in exchange for the governors' cooperation in implementing Obamacare.

A divide among Republican governors: To accept Medicaid money or not

Rebecca Berg · November 21, 2013 5:00 am

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, center, speaks during a news briefing for the Republican Governors Association 2013 annual conference with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, left, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott, right, on Thursday in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

GOP governors demand Congress reform US immigration system, but won’t say how

Rebecca Berg · November 21, 2013 5:00 am

With the government shutdown one month behind them and Democrats suffering from the clunky rollout of President Obama's signature health care law, congressional Republicans are cautiously optimistic that their public Image is on the rebound. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican governors not finished beating up on Congress

Rebecca Berg · November 21, 2013 5:00 am

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took over as chairman of the Republican Governors Association on Thursday and insisted the election on which he is most focused is 2014, not the 2016 presidential race.ÃÂ (AP/Ralph Freso)

Chris Christie insists his focus is on 2014 elections, not 2016

Rebecca Berg · November 21, 2013 5:00 am

"People have to know that you care about them," said Ohio Gov. John Kasich, one of the governors believed to be weighing a presidential bid in 2016. Voters, he said, have to believe that "if theyâre stuck in a ditch, youâll ... push them out." (AP/Julie Carr Smyth)

Republican governors say future GOP candidates must show compassion

Rebecca Berg · November 21, 2013 5:00 am