Overview: California Governor Gavin Newsom survives the state’s GOP-backed recall. Comedian Norm MacDonald dies at 61 after a battle with cancer. A doctor who called the covid vaccine “needle rape” is made an Idaho public health official. Donald Trump reacts to excerpts from Bob Woodward’s new book. Woodward asserts Steve Bannon convinced the former president to return to D.C. on January 6th. An Illinois state representative introduces the TEXAS Act to expand abortion services. Census data shows stimulus checks had a direct impact on poverty levels.