Chaos of historic proportions in the House

After three rounds of voting on Tuesday there is still no speaker of the House. Republicans are at a stalemate and Wednesday afternoon they will try again as Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy still fights for the top spot. Plus, China reels from a COVID surge. Guests: Axios' Stef Kight, Mike Allen and Han Chen. 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 podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: House adjourns after anti-McCarthy mutiny paralyzes House speaker vote Beijing threatens to take measures against nations imposing COVID travel curbs COVID patients overwhelm Chinese hospitals