Jim DeFede

Investigative reporter CBS News Miami; host of Facing South Florida on Sunday mornings.
Author of The Day The World Came To Town
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[Jim DeFede @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.
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Former Republican state senator Jeff Brandes, who now leads the Florida Policy Project, told @DeFede he was bewildered by the governor's proposal. https://t.co/pxF7UBf1By

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"I decided that now's not the time to walk away, now's the time to continue my service in Congress," Moskowitz told @DeFede. https://t.co/uGR4F3tHwN

[Jim DeFede @DeFede]

Will Gov. DeSantis get his desired property tax plan? Unlikely. His plan transfers all power to the state. Cities + counties would have to beg the Legislature each year for money. Local control of projects would end. School would be devastated.

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Full interview: Jared Moskowitz on Facing South Florida. We discuss the rise of antisemitism and the voicemail death threats he’s received, his acceptance of money from AIPAC, reforming DHS, and whether the US is losing the war with Iran.
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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
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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.
https://t.co/0ryZyTvHMc

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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
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[Jim DeFede @DeFede]

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
https://t.co/uFoiC6nV2w

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The fund has drawn widespread outrage from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress, as @DeFede reports. https://t.co/qGXxEnuhAa

[Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs]

SCOOP: CIA Director John Ratcliffe brought paramilitary leader involved in Maduro capture to Cuba meeting, sources told @DeFede @JimLaPorta and me
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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:

https://t.co/NeKGGRxUmA

[Jim DeFede @DeFede]

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:

https://t.co/NeKGGRxUmA

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Miami residents sue to block Trump Presidential Library. My conversation with @MarvinDunn4 and attorney Gerald Greenberg

https://t.co/CAyrZp8Jrc

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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. https://t.co/WF5O3WtBSj

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BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz to close in June, according to sources who spoke to @cbsmiami

My story below

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[Jim DeFede @DeFede]

BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz to close in June, according to sources who spoke to @cbsmiami

My story below

https://t.co/kJy5Tr0ODF

[Doug Hanks @doug_hanks]

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 https://t.co/U6EGgKWss6

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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

https://t.co/b1nOAkemCq

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[Jim DeFede @DeFede]

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

https://t.co/b1nOAkemCq

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