US and UK announce plans for a trade deal that Trump says would cement their relationship

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Britain announced plans for a symbolically important trade deal on Thursday, likely lowering the financial burden from President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs while creating greater access abroad for American goods. The announcement provided a political victory for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and provided a degree of validation for Trump’s claims that his turbulent approach on trade may be able to rebalance the global economy on his preferred terms. Yet the terms of the deal have yet to be completed so that it can be signed, a reminder that a process Trump has…