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As Courts Call Tariffs Into Question, Trump Again Turns to His Favorite Tool

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 Times

On 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.

Lisa Murkowski Isn’t Using ‘Nice Words’ About Life Under Trump

The Alaska Republican senator has no qualms about criticizing the president. She could play a make-or-break role in pushing back on the legislation carrying his agenda.

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Senator Lisa Murkowski has been frank about the dilemma faced by Republicans like her who are dismayed about President Trump’s policies and pronouncements but worried that speaking out could bring death threats or worse.
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