Six votes have failed to decide who will become the Speaker of the House, as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has been stymied by a small group of hardliners demanding concessions or alternative candidates. Here's what to know about the role and its impact. NEW CONGRESS LIVE UPDATES https://abcn.ws/3WPOg4g SUBSCRIBE to ABC News on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Latest updates: http://abcnews.go.com/ Watch FULL EPISODES on Hulu: http://abcn.ws/3bzvQQn #news #mccarthy #republicans #politics #speaker #house #congress