The US economy recorded an impressive annual rate growth of 4.1%. This is the fastest growth rate recorded over the last four years. The data was announced by the Commerce Department on Friday.
House Speaker Paul Ryan says that he will not back the effort of his conservative house colleagues to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Rosenstein is overseeing Mueller’s investigation into the Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
President Donald Trump told Russia to prepare for a potential missile strike on Syria. In a tweet sent on Wednesday morning, the President taunted the Russians with what he called “nice and new and smart” missiles.