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Choi Min-hee: "Yong Hye-in Has the Capability to Serve Twice as a Proportional Rep"… Pan-Ruling Coalition Splits Over "Sophistry" of Holding Dual Roles Political controversy continues surrounding the maintenance of proportional representative status by Minister of Gender Equality and Family nominee Yong Hye-in. SBS Sep 1, 2026 2:10 PM

Can You Even Curb Inflation? I Might Rescind Your Nomination: President Lee Jae-myung's Pointed 'Joke' to Nominee Lee Hyung-il President Lee Jae-myung made a pointed joke to Lee Hyung-il, nominee for Deputy … SBS Sep 1, 2026 2:09 PM

Assembly Public Administration Committee Passes Revision to Itaewon Disaster Special Act... Special Investigation Commission Extension to 1 Year Pending Plenary Vote The National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee held a full committee meeting today and passed an amendment to the Itaewon Disaster Special Act, which extends the activity period of the Special Investigation Commission on the Truth and Prevention of the October 29 Itaewon Disaster by one year. SBS Sep 1, 2026 2:03 PM

Prime Minister Han Sung-sook on President Lee's Housing Supply Directive: "I Will Put My Position on the Line and Do My Best" Prime Minister Han Sung-sook said today regarding the government's housing supply policy, "I will truly put my position on the line and do my best." During the Cabinet meeting held at the presidential office this morning, in response to President Lee Jae-myung's directive to "treat housing supply as an economic recovery policy and focus on it," Prime Minister Han replied, "Now I understand what the Minister of Employment and Labor meant when he said he would put his position on the line." Previously, when President Lee urged measures to eradicate industrial accident fatalities at a Cabinet meeting in July of last year, Minister Kim Young-hoon responded that he would make every effort to resolve the issue even if it meant putting his ministerial position on the line. SBS Sep 1, 2026 2:00 PM

Jang Dong-hyeon: "Resignation of Kim Yong-beom Is Not the End... 'ETF Independent Counsel' Needed" ▲ People Power Party Representative Jang Dong-hyeon People Power Party Represent… SBS Sep 1, 2026 1:27 PM

Cabinet Deliberates on Over-800 Trillion Won Budget Bill… "Expects Bipartisan Cooperation" President Lee Jae-myung has presided over a cabinet meeting to deliberate next year's budget bill, which is scaled at over 800 trillion won plus alpha. SBS Sep 1, 2026 12:09 PM

Cheong Wa Dae Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom Steps Down... Will Policy Direction Change? Cheong Wa Dae Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom has abruptly stepped down. Following recent cabinet reshuffles involving economic ministry heads, the departure of Kim, the command center for policy, has led to forecasts that changes may occur in the government's policy direction. SBS Sep 1, 2026 12:06 PM

President Lee Jae-myung Calls for Bipartisan Cooperation on Next Year's Budget President Lee Jae-myung stated, "I expect grand and cooperative efforts from the political sphere so that next year's budget can serve as one that gives all citizens hope that tomorrow will be better than today." Ahead of the review of next year's budget during the 38th cabinet meeting chaired at the Blue House today , President Lee said, "Right now, we stand at a crossroads between the entrenchment of low growth and a rebound in potential growth rates. SBS Sep 1, 2026 12:02 PM

President Lee Jae-myung Says "Overwhelming Majority of Police Are Dedicated, Reputations Tarnished by a Few Bad Apples" Addressing the issue of police reform, President Lee Jae-myung said, "There are a very few loaches like figures who muddy the well water, and it is regrettable that because of those few, the honor and pride of the majority of diligent police officers are being damaged." President Lee made the remarks during the 38th Cabinet meeting he presided over at the presidential office today , stating, "The vast majority of good-natured police officers are doing their best in their duties." The encouragement for frontline police officers comes amid growing public distrust toward the police following recent controversies, such as suspicions surrounding the attempted cover-up of the Jang Yoon-gi case and the false closure of a missing person case in Jeju. SBS Sep 1, 2026 11:57 AM

PPP Calls Kim Yong-beom's Resignation 'Cutting Off the Tail,' Demands Parliamentary Probe and Special Counsel into Leverage ETF Senior Presidential Spokesperson Kang Yu-jung announced in a briefing on September 1 that Kim tendered his resignation the previous day, and President Lee Jae-myung accepted it on September 1. SBS Sep 1, 2026 11:16 AM