u.s. president trump says there is no truth to the accusation he knew in advance of a 2016 meeting with russians at trump tower. mr. trump suggested his former attorney michael cohen made up the claim because cohen is under criminal investigation. russian president vladimir putin says he is ready to visit washington. however, that invitation has been pushed to next year by the white house. mr. putin also invited the u.s. president to moscow, but says any meeting between them must have what he calls necessary conditions. new data shows the u.s. economy grew at its fastest rate since 2014. in the last three months, the annualized u.s. gdp was 4.1%, that surge is a result of a number of factors and let's look at them. business investment rose as companies invested some of the money they saved from tax cuts. consumer spending and government spending both increased.