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California Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost a stunning 11 rounds of voting for the House speaker position this week, and there's no end to the standoff in sight. Of course, all of this has been unfolding in the lead-up to the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

• Plus, California's stormy winter.
• And, Pope Benedict is laid to rest.

Guests: Axios' Margaret Talev, Andrew Freedman and Princeton University's Julian Zelizer.

Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

Go Deeper:

• House Democrats connect Jan. 6 to GOP's speakership fight
• 2 dead after bomb cyclone hits California with flooding, high winds and heavy snow
• In photos: Pope Francis leads the funeral for Benedict XVI

Amazon announced on Wednesday that it will cut more than 18,000 jobs. This is the largest of the recent tech layoffs.

• Plus, after another day of voting, there's still no speaker of the House.
• And, Israel's new government draws U.S. criticism.

Guests: Axios' Ina Fried and Barak Ravid.

Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

Go Deeper:

• Amazon to shed over 18,000 jobs
• House adjourns after tense vote as McCarthy plays for more time
• Israeli ultranationalist minister visits sensitive Jerusalem holy site, raising tensions