Voter turnout has surged as Americans cast their ballots in the critical US midterm elections that will determine control of Congress and the trajectory of Donald Trump’s final years in office. With the economy and cost-of-living among the top issues in voters’ minds, these elections are widely viewed as a referendum on Trump’s second presidency – and voter dissatisfaction has turned races in even ruby-red states competitive. The first round of polls, in most of Kentucky and Indiana, will close at 6pm ET. My colleague Shrai Popat has this explainer running down hour by hour when polls will close across the country and some of the key races we’re watching in each state. The US territory of Guam was first to report (unofficial) results, which showed that Republicans had wrested away control of Guam’s governorship, while Democrats flipped the state’s nonvoting delegate to Congress blue. We also have a live-tracker for when the results start trickling in, which you can find here. The world