U.S. and U.K. expected to announce what Trump has called "major trade deal"

Washington — The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal Thursday that will lower the burden of President Trump's sweeping tariffs and potentially deliver a political victory for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Mr. Trump said on Wednesday that he would announce a "major trade deal" with a "big, highly respected country," which he did not identify.

On Thursday morning, the president posted on Truth Social that it "should be a very big and exciting day for the United States of America and the United Kingdom."