Mar-a-Lago

A Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all aboard. The accident occurred at about 12:50 p.m. local time on 1 Nov 2026, less than 11 km from President Donald J. Trump’s Mar‑a‑Lago resort. The jet had departed Austin‑Bergstrom International Airport in Texas en route to the Bahamas. Storms and heavy precipitation were reported in the area at the time, and pilots had requested a climb before the aircraft entered a steep dive. No injuries or deaths were reported on the ground.

President Donald Trump ends his midterm push with a final rally in Salina, Kansas, which lasted nearly 90 minutes, after a stop in Dubuque, Iowa, and a South Carolina event backing Senate candidates Darline Graham and Michael Whatley. Trump says 47.9 million Americans have already voted, while an Associated Press analysis finds nearly 10 million more had voted five days before Election Day than in 2022. The 3 Nov midterms cover all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats. Republicans currently hold a 219-214 House majority and a 53-47 Senate majority.

Flávio Bolsonaro, a senator who lost Brazil's 25 Oct presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, arrived at Opa-locka Executive Airport near Miami on Wednesday, 29 Oct, after leaving Brazil via Argentina and Ecuador. A Gulfstream G400 jet carried the family, and the operation was reportedly planned before the runoff. Brazilian police had cancelled his passports as part of a money laundering and corruption investigation, which he denies. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was not directly involved in the departure arrangements.