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Cheong Wa Dae Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom Resigns Amid Worsening Public Sentiment Cheong Wa Dae Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom has abruptly resigned. Following the recent cabinet reshuffle involving the replacement of economic ministry ministers, the departure of Kim, the policy command center, is raising forecasts of changes in the government's policy stance. SBS Sep 1, 2026 5:10 PM

"Yong Hye-in Must Keep Her Lawmaker Seat If She Has to Choose" When quoting or reporting from this interview, please explicitly state that it is from the program SBS <Ju Young-jin's News Briefing>. SBS Sep 1, 2026 5:04 PM

What Happened at the Blue House from the Cabinet Reshuffle Two Days Ago to Kim Yong-beom's Resignation Today? Joo Young-jin's Summary 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 4:58 PM

Kim Yong-beom, Policy Chief, Suddenly Resigns... What Are the Reporting Results of Sung Han-yong and Heo Min? When quoting or reporting from this interview, please explicitly state the program name "SBS Ju Young-jin's News Briefing." Copyright belongs to SBS. SBS Sep 1, 2026 4:57 PM

'Yong Hye-in Risk' Surfaces Even Within DP... Some Call for Her to Give Up Assembly Seat Concerns within the Democratic Party are gradually deepening over the second-term cabinet reshuffle under the Lee Jae-myung administration. SBS Sep 1, 2026 4:18 PM

Roh Jong-myon on Kim Ou-joon YouTube Appearance on Launch Day of 'Democratic Party TV': "Broadcast Times Did Not Overlap"… Kim Min-seok Says "Ban on Appearances? Naturally None" Representative Roh wrote on his social media, "If the broadcast and appearance times had overlapped, I would not have appeared on any media outlet, let alone News Factory." Representative Roh stated, "Democratic Party TV must succeed," and evaluated the 55,000 concurrent viewers recorded during the channel's first broadcast as a "tremendous success." However, Representative Roh noted, "If Democratic Party TV's 7 a.m. SBS Sep 1, 2026 4:05 PM

People Power Party Leader: "Resignation Not Enough" — Fuels Push for Leverage ETF Special Counsel People Power Party Leader Jang Dong-hyeok argued that the resignation of Cheong Wa Dae Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom "is not something that can be resolved just by stepping down, and a special counsel is necessary." Leader Jang wrote on his social media today , "Cheong Wa Dae Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom has been driven out by the public." Referring to single-stock leverage ETFs, he pointed out, "It was Kim's creation," adding, "The stock market turned into a gambling den, the public's bank accounts were cleaned out, and only securities firms made money." Jang asked rhetorically, "Nobody else's, but Chief Kim's son works at a securities firm," and "Isn't this a clear subject for investigation?" Jang also claimed, "Chief Kim is merely the tail, and the body must be President Lee Jae-myung." At the same time, he emphasized, "Public damages amount to 54 trillion won," and "We must at least have a special counsel." After being appointed as the current administration's inaugural policy chief, Kim directed major pending issues such as South Korea-U.S. SBS Sep 1, 2026 3:16 PM

Fast-Track Period Squeezed From 330 to 90 Days... Cabinet Approves Revised National Assembly Act The review period for fast-tracked parliamentary bills has been shortened from 330 days to 90 days. SBS Sep 1, 2026 3:10 PM

Cho Kuk: 'High Probability of Guilty Verdict in President Lee's 2nd Trial to Resume After Term' ▲ Cho Kuk, head of the Innovation Policy Research Institute of the Rebuilding Ko… SBS Sep 1, 2026 3:06 PM

Korea Communications Commission's First Budget Set at 297.7 Billion Won, Focusing on AI and Media Innovation The Korea Communications Commission has finalized its draft budget for next year at 297.7 billion won, a 13% increase from this year, marking its first budget formulation since its establishment. SBS Sep 1, 2026 2:53 PM