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DPK Welcomes Government Budget as 'Largest-Ever Fiscal Investment to Support Public Hope' ▲ Democratic Party Policy Committee Chair Kwon Chil-seung speaks during a floor … SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:52 PM

Judiciary Committee Passes Amendment to Extend Itaewon Crush Special Investigation Committee by One Year The National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee held a plenary meeting today and passed an amendment to the Special Act on the October 29 Itaewon Crush, which extends the activity period of the Special Investigation Commission on Truth-Finding and Prevention of Recurrence by one year. SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:50 PM

President Lee Jae-myung Submits Confirmation Motion for Supreme Court Justice Nominee Kim Sung-soo to National Assembly According to the National Assembly Bill Information System, President Lee submitted the "Motion for Appointment Consent of Supreme Court Justice " to the National Assembly the previous day . SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:11 PM

Cheong Wa Dae Weighs In on Yong Hye-in Controversy: "Opportunity Needed to Clear Public Doubts at Confirmation Hearing" Regarding the controversy over nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family Yong Hye-in maintaining her proportional representation lawmaker seat, Cheong Wa Dae stated on the 1st that she should be given an opportunity to explain through a personnel confirmation hearing. SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:09 PM

President Lee: "How to Handle Unjust Non-Prosecution Decisions Is Core Task of Prosecution Service" President Lee Jae-myung said, "How to handle cases where an investigative agency's non-prosecution decision is unjust in substance is a core task of the Prosecution Service." President Lee made the remarks while giving instructions regarding the revision of investigative guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Justice during a Cabinet meeting he presided over at the Blue House on the same day , according to Blue House Senior Spokesperson Kang Yu-jung in a briefing. SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:08 PM

Cho Kuk Claims "High Possibility of Guilty Verdict for President Lee Jae-myung After Term," Warns Democratic Party Over Case Dismissal Cho Kuk, Director of the Innovation Policy Institute of the Rebuilding Korea Party, claimed regarding President Lee Jae-myung's violation of the Public Official Election Act, "Unless the Supreme Court's legal doctrine is overturned once again, there is a very high possibility that a guilty verdict will be handed down in the appellate trial to resume after President Lee's term ends." Addressing the Democratic Party of Korea, which is pushing for the dismissal of the prosecution's indictment in cases involving President Lee, he pointed out, "They could face political and legal setbacks." Through social media today, Director Cho stated, "The Democratic Party welcomed the guilty verdict for Yoon Suk Yeol's violation of the Public Official Election Act regarding the publication of false information. SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:05 PM

President Lee Jae-myung Nominates Pusan National University Professor Kye Seung-gyun as Chairperson of Presidential Council on Intellectual Property ▲ Pusan National University Professor Kye Seung-gyun Nominated as Chairperson of… SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:04 PM

PPP Calls Kim Seung-won's Nomination a Move to Dismiss President Lee's Trial; Cho Kuk Warns Against Forcing Prosecution Withdrawal When quoting or reporting from this interview, please explicitly credit the prog… SBS Sep 1, 2026 5:14 PM

Sung Han-yong and Heo Min Clash Over 'Change in State Administration Tone'… What Is the Meaning of 'Tone' Looked Up by Anchor Joo Young-jin? When quoting or reporting from this interview, please explicitly state the program name "SBS Joo Young-jin's News Briefing." Copyright belongs to SBS. SBS Sep 1, 2026 5:14 PM

Sung Min Comprehensive Politics: 'Democratic Party TV' Premieres with 58,000 Concurrent Viewers; Heo Min Cites 'Power Struggle Surrounding Agenda Setting' When citing or quoting this interview, please explicitly state that it is from the program 'SBS <Jung Young-jin's News Briefing>'. SBS Sep 1, 2026 5:11 PM