As Courts Call Tariffs Into Question, Trump Again Turns to His Favorite Tool NYT | Top Stories By: Ana Swanson and Tony Romm 2 June 2025 at 17:02 The president is set to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum this week, even as the courts are challenging the legitimacy of other levies. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesOn a visit to a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania on Friday, Mr. Trump said he would double to 50 percent the tariffs he had imposed on foreign steel and aluminum earlier this year, effective June 4.