45°F
weather icon Clear
Las Vegas, NV
Politics and Government

Trump taps Goldman Sachs exec for top economic job

Gary Cohn, President and Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs, speaks at the Ending the Experiment event in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2015. (Ruben Sprich/Reuters)
More Stories
Trump rides in garbage truck, campaigns with Brett Favre in Wisconsin
St. Jude’s Ranch for Children program development coordinator Annika Huff, left, looks o ...
A place for healing: New school, housing for victims of child sex trafficking
The motorcade for Vice President Kamala Harris makes a stop to chat with people at Broadacres M ...
Trump, Harris Halloween visits will be no treat for motorists
Former President Donald Trump, left, greets Nicky Jam during a campaign event at the World Mark ...
After supporting Trump at Las Vegas rally, reggaeton star withdraws endorsement
REUTERS
December 12, 2016 - 12:17 pm
 

WASHINGTON — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he would appoint Goldman Sachs Group Inc President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Cohn to head the White House National Economic Council, a group that coordinates economic policy across agencies.

“As my top economic adviser, Gary Cohn is going to put his talents as a highly successful businessman to work for the American people,” Trump said in a statement.

THE LATEST
 
Kamala Harris, at Trump’s pre-insurrection rally site, casts him as dangerous chaos agent
By Noah Bierman and Kevin Rector Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris delivered a closing message at the same spot where former President Donald Trump encouraged his allies to challenge the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021, casting him as a dangerous chaos agent who would only bring “more division” to the nation.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris talks to reporters before boarding ...
Harris promises to ‘represent all Americans’ after Biden remark
By WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press

Kamala Harris said Wednesday that she disagrees “with any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” reacting after President Joe Biden’s reference to Donald Trump’s supporters and “garbage.”