The bust-up: Donald Trump and Elon Musk were set to talk on Friday, a White House official said, after the spectacular breakdown of their once tight bond over Musk’s objections to Trump’s tax and spending bill. Another official later stated that there would be no discussion. Tesla shares recouped some losses after the spat knocked billions off its market value. Short sellers made out well. And Republican lawmakers are trying to stay out of the crossfire as they worry about their hold on Congress in the midterm elections.
Trump transom: A federal judge blocked Trump from barring the entry of foreign nationals who want to study at Harvard. Trump banned the citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, mistakenly deported to El Salvador, was returned to the U.S. to face criminal charges of transporting illegal immigrants. Trump said Xi Jinping agreed to let rare-earth minerals and magnets flow to the U.S. China didn’t comment. If you don’t know much about rare earths, learn why they and the Chinese bureaucrats who control them are creating such consternation.