America in Brief
U.S. economy surges in 3rd quarter, Alaska faces federal and state investigation over ballot confusion in its Senate race, and Comey charged for a 3rd time.
TL;DR
- The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the 3rd quarter.
- This is the best quarterly increase in GDP in a year.
- Growth exceeded economists' expectations of 3.2 percent.
- Increased AI investment and consumer spending were among the contributors to the growth.
- President Donald Trump commented on the news.