🔴 Polls open across the US for midterm elections | AFP

To learn what's at stake in the US midterms, watch AFP's explainer video here:    • EXPLAINED: What could the US midterms mean...   Scenes from across the US as polls open for the midterm elections for Congress, which will decide 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 in the Senate. Early voting has been underway for weeks in some states, but Tuesday November 3 is the official election day. The vote is seen by many as a referendum on the performance of President Donald Trump, even though he himself is not on the ballot. 10:50 GMT US Capitol in Washington DC 10:53 GMT Polls open in New York City 11:22 GMT US Capitol in Washington DC 11:29 GMT Polling station in New York City 11:44 GMT Outside polling station in Atlanta, Georgia 11:53 GMT Polls open in Detroit, Michigan 12:22 GMT Outside polling station in Atlanta, Georgia 12:35 GMT Outside polling station in Fairfax, Virginia 12:43 GMT Polling station in New York City 12:59 GMT Outside polling station in Miami, Florida 13:12 GMT Outside polling station in Austin, Texas 13:36 GMT Polling station in New York City 14:57 GMT Polls open in Los Angeles, California 15:21 GMT Polling station in Portland, Maine 15:42 GMT Polling station in Los Angeles, California 16:20 GMT Polling station in Anchorage, Alaska Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only