America Tonight

Michigan endorsement • Florida jet crash • Alaska ruling

November 1st, 2026AD

THE FIVE NATIONAL STORIES AMERICANS SHOULD KNOW TODAY

TONIGHT’S FIVE

1. Stevens endorses Rogers

2. Nine killed in Florida jet crash

3. Alaska election suit dismissed

4. Murphy hospitalized after stroke

5. Early voting tops 53 million

STEVENS ENDORSES REPUBLICAN ROGERS

Michigan Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday, Nov. 1, after appearing with him at a Detroit church, CBS News reported.

Stevens narrowly lost the August Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed. She said in a social media video that El-Sayed had told her she was no longer welcome in his campaign.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer condemned the endorsement as a betrayal. President Donald Trump praised it, while El-Sayed dismissed its significance, according to CBS.

The endorsement came two days before Tuesday's election.

NINE KILLED IN FLORIDA JET CRASH

All nine people aboard a Learjet 60 were killed when it crashed onto a road in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, Nov. 1, the Miami Herald reported, citing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

According to the FAA, the flight departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. It crashed around 11:50 a.m. Central.

No injuries or deaths were reported on the ground, according to the Herald. National Transportation Safety Board investigators are examining the crash; the cause has not been established.

An NTSB briefing is expected Monday in West Palm Beach. No time was provided.

JUDGE DISMISSES ALASKA ELECTION SUIT

A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's Senate election if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, CBS News reported.

U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason ruled Sunday, Nov. 1, that the department lacked standing.

The lawsuit concerned another candidate with a similar name.

Gleason said the government had not offered a workable way to separate that candidate's ballots for investigation while protecting voter secrecy, according to CBS.

The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal Sunday.

MURPHY HOSPITALIZED AFTER STROKE

Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday, Oct. 31, his office said in a statement reported by CBS News.

Chief of staff Allison Herwitt said he experienced arm numbness at his son's hockey game and was taken to a local hospital, then transferred to Johns Hopkins for monitoring.

Herwitt said Murphy was awake and alert, responding well to treatment, and that his office was optimistic about a full recovery.

Murphy, 53, has served in the Senate since 2013, following three terms in the House.

EARLY VOTING TOPS 53 MILLION

More than 53 million Americans had voted early ahead of Tuesday, Nov. 3, CBS News reported Sunday, citing the University of Florida Election Lab's tracker.

That is a snapshot of early voting, not a final count.

Trump's Sunday campaign schedule included rallies in Kansas and Iowa, according to CBS.

In Kansas, Hamilton and Marshall are in a tight Senate race; Hamilton is seeking to become the state's first Democratic senator elected since 1932, the network reported.

Election Day is two days away.

WASHINGTON WATCH

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 2026AD

Monday, Nov. 2: An NTSB briefing on the Florida jet crash is expected in West Palm Beach, the Miami Herald reported. No time was provided.

Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3.

That’s America Tonight.

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