Jim DeFede

The Chronicles of Willy & Sal is an anthology of my @miaminewtimes stories on the drug kingpins. Financed by the @knightfdn, all proceeds are going to support the local journalism at Miami New Times. Here is a link to order from ⁦@BooksandBooks⁩ shop.booksandbooks.com/chronicles-wil…

My interview with Debbie Wasserman Schultz @DWStweets on her decision to run for re-election in FL-20 - a majority minority district that has been represented by black politicians for more than three decades. @CBSMiami youtu.be/bRTVrTOpPms?si…

Why Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio thinks he could get money from the new so-called “anti-weaponization” that many see as a Trump slush fund. youtu.be/BT2prA-5IZI?si…

Miami Dade Commission Chairman @CommishArod grudgingly says he will allow a vote to happen in June 2026 for Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery youtu.be/MArHC4CGjO8?si…

The fund has drawn widespread outrage from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress, as @DeFede reports. cbsnews.com/miami/news/pro…

SCOOP: CIA Director John Ratcliffe brought paramilitary leader involved in Maduro capture to Cuba meeting, sources told @DeFede @JimLaPorta and me cbsnews.com/news/cia-direc…

After years of delays, the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery moves closer to final approval. The only remaining roadblock - will County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez @CommishArod schedule it for a vote. My special report below: youtu.be/zjPJThI1xyw?si…

Miami residents sue to block Trump Presidential Library. My conversation with @MarvinDunn4 and attorney Gerald Greenberg youtu.be/uQzN8_IhEOU?si…

The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it. More from @DeFede. cbsnews.com/miami/news/mia…

BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz to close in June, according to sources who spoke to @cbsmiami My story below cbsnews.com/miami/news/flo…

Clerk @MiamiDadeCOC Fernandez-Barquin pressed by @DeFede on the A3 Foundation audit. Clerk F-B blocked @MayorDaniella from pursuing an audit of the charity last summer, saying only his office had that power. 10 months later, audit still pending cbsnews.com/miami/news/aud…

An audit into the A3 Foundation - a group closely tied to Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez - has languished for more than eight months as serious questions remain about how the organization spent taxpayer money. @CBSMiami youtu.be/GTWqVXXrQnQ?si…

@CBSMiami cbsnews.com/miami/news/aud…

After A3 was established, millions of dollars were allocated to the group from by both the county and the state. More from @DeFede cbsnews.com/miami/news/aud…

Debbie Wasserman Schultz face will face criticism if she runs in Congressional District 20 in Florida - a seat long held by black politicians. We talk to @SenatorOsgood @CBSMiami youtu.be/6RSvtvOlNJI?si…

Wasserman Schultz has not announced where she will run. CBS News Miami has learned she is actively polling in both Congressional District 20 and Congressional District 22. More from @DeFede: cbsnews.com/miami/news/deb…