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Georgia Howe it's Tuesday April 2nd and this is your morning wire afternoon

update President Biden and April 2nd, and this is your morning wire afternoon update.

President Gizin-Ping spoke this morning for the first time since their November summit.

Officials say the check-in call centered around China's trade with Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, cyber attacks and election security,

as well as ways to combat the trafficking of illicit narcotics.

Fentanyl was not specifically mentioned in the readout.

Among other topics, officials say the call was an opportunity for the leaders to ensure

that they are responsibly managing the competition between their countries.

The judge presiding over Trump's hush money trial expanded a partial gag order over the

former president last night.

DailyWire senior editor Cabot Phillips has the latest.

The news comes after President Trump's ongoing criticism of presiding Judge Juan Mershaun

and follows the former president mentioning where shan's daughter and social media posts.

Rashan responded to Trump's comments by barring him from speaking about his family members

and those of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

The latest expansion comes on top of a previously implemented gag order which

barred Trump from speaking about the witnesses, prosecutors, court employees, and

their relatives. For their part, Trump's lawyers have argued that the posts are

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