The United States and European Union have reached a critical trade pact, reducing US-imposed tariffs on EU imports from a threatened 30% to 15%. Announced jointly by President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen,

In a high-stakes meeting that took place not in a conference hall but at a golf resort in Scotland, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen helped avert a transatlantic trade war on Sunday—just five days before sweeping U.