Willie James Inman is a White House reporter for CBS News based in Washington, DC. Prior to joining CBS News in December 2023, he worked as a White House correspondent for Scripps News. During his time there, he covered the Biden and Trump administrations and major stories including the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, President Trump's impeachment proceedings, the Trump 2020 campaign and the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary. Previously, Willie previously worked as a multimedia reporter for Fox News based in Jackson, Mississippi where he covered the Alabama U.S. Senate special election, Hurricanes Irma and Florence, and Barbara Bush's funeral. He has also worked as a local reporter in Montgomery County, Maryland. Willie began his career in Washington, D.C. as a White House producer for Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Before starting his career in news, Willie was an English teacher in Japan for three years. He is a graduate of Georgia State University in Atlanta where he studied journalism and theater. He also studied Japanese and international relations at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan.