<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Americans began voting Tuesday in midterm elections, with Republicans chasing a congressional majority that would paralyze President Joe Biden's agenda for the next two years and pave the way for Donald Trump to return to the White House.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Polling stations on the east coast started opening at 6:00 am (1100 GMT). With control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate up for grabs, more than 40 million people have already cast their ballots in pre-poll voting across the country. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>