Miami mayoral candidates clash over corruption, housing and leadership in heated debate
The forum highlighted sharp disagreements over traffic, flooding, homelessness, affordable housing and corruption.
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The forum highlighted sharp disagreements over traffic, flooding, homelessness, affordable housing and corruption.
CBS News Miami anchor Eliott Rodriguez joins Jim DeFede on the set to talk about next week's Miami mayoral debate.
Dominion sued Giuliani in 2021 for $1.3 billion in damages after he led President Trump's efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 election results.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Richard Lamondin, a South Florida businessman who is hoping to be the Democratic candidate next year against Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar.
Florida requires voters to request mail ballots from county elections supervisors and is one of 28 states with "no-excuse absentee voting."
The case began when Miami mayoral candidate Emilio Gonzalez sued to stop the city from postponing its next election from 2025 to 2026.
A Florida appeals court has upheld a ruling that blocks the City of Miami from changing its election dates without voter approval, reaffirming a lower court's decision that found such a move unconstitutional.
In Coral Gables, the city commission voted in May to move municipal elections from April in odd-numbered years to November in even-numbered years.
Suarez, 76, said he intends to file his candidate paperwork at City Hall on Tuesday morning.
The judge's decision came in response to a lawsuit brought by Miami mayoral candidate Emilio Gonzalez.
A Miami-Dade circuit judge ruled Monday that the City of Miami's decision to postpone its elections to 2026 without voter approval was unconstitutional.
Commissioner Joe Carollo says city leaders are extending their terms; Mayor Suarez calls accusations "political performance."
The measure would cap service at two four-year terms as mayor and two four-year terms as a city commissioner.
Emilio Gonzalez is among several candidates hoping to replace Mayor Francis Suarez, but that race may be delayed until 2026.
"The State will not tolerate such an unconstitutional deviation," Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote in a letter to Miami officials.
Term-limited Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Joe Carollo's terms would be extended by one year.
The Miami City Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to postpone the city's November 2025 election to November 2026, a move that extends the terms of elected officials.
"Yes, I am," he said when asked the question.
The home of Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket company is on its way to becoming an official Texas city with a galactic name: Starbase.
Rafael Rosado and Jose Regalado will now face off to fill Reyes' seat and serve out the remainder of his term, which ends in 2027.
The Miami City Commission opted to hold a special election rather than appoint someone to fill the District 4 commission seat, according to CBS News Miami's partners at the Miami Herald.
Republican Randy Fine won the House seat formerly held by Mike Waltz, while Republican Jimmy Patronis won the house seat vacated by Matt Gaetz.
Taking the stage in Green Bay wearing a yellow foam cheesehead hat, Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters.
President Donald Trump has endorsed Donalds in the race to replace Ron DeSantis.
Trump has signed an executive order requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and mandating that all ballots be received by Election Day.
More than 100 families heard candidates make their cases ahead of the August primary.
Kyle Stowers homered for the second straight night Friday, powering the Marlins to a 5-2 win over the Mets.
The Urrutia family says warning software failed before the crash that killed 23-year-old Ezekiel Urrutia in January 2025.
Kolei McKinney is accused of contacting the woman despite a court order following a July incident.
Daniel Ramirez, 47, of Lubbock, Texas, faces felony battery charges in the Sunday night attack.
More than 100 families heard candidates make their cases ahead of the August primary.
Kyle Stowers homered for the second straight night Friday, powering the Marlins to a 5-2 win over the Mets.
The Urrutia family says warning software failed before the crash that killed 23-year-old Ezekiel Urrutia in January 2025.
Kolei McKinney is accused of contacting the woman despite a court order following a July incident.
Daniel Ramirez, 47, of Lubbock, Texas, faces felony battery charges in the Sunday night attack.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The U.S. and Israel plan to hit Iran's energy infrastructure as soon as this weekend, although no final decision has been made, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
The Department of Justice in June issued a legal opinion saying states aren't required to provide services that help people with disabilities remain in their homes.
President Trump said Hamas and his international "Board of Peace" have agreed on the next steps in a peace deal that includes Hamas' disarmament in the Gaza Strip.
If confirmed by the full Senate, Dr. Erica Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CBS News has learned that four of the nation's largest Latino civic organizations are joining forces for the first time, combining their voter outreach operations ahead of the crucial 2026 midterms.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Tenisha Warner sat down for an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" before a lawsuit over her late husband's estate became public, and discussed her grief and raising her daughter alone.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.