EU political groups draw battle lines over contentious U.S. deal

With the European Parliament set to debate the merits of cutting tariffs on U.S. goods, political groups within the body are staking out opposing positions likely to spur a close vote that will determine whether the deal the European Commission struck with the U.S. in July can survive. Many of the European Parliament political group leaders spoke about the deal on Tuesday, one day before Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s delivers her annual “State of the European Union” address...