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Song Young-gil: "Jeong Cheong-rae Seems to Look Down on President Lee... Lacks Respect for the Head of State" Representative Song Young-gil, a candidate for the leadership of the Democratic Party of Korea, directly criticized his rival, former representative Jeong Cheong-rae, again today , stating, "There is a sense that he looks down on President Lee Jae-myung." Appearing on MBC Radio's "Kim Jong-bae's Focus," Representative Song made the claim while mentioning the history of both former representative Jeong and President Lee having been active in "Jeongtong" (People Communicating with Chung Dong-young), a group formed to support then-candidate Chung Dong-young in the 2007 presidential election. SBS Jul 15, 2026 9:56 AM

Kim Nam-hee: "Complete Abolition of Supplementary Investigation Rights? Most DPK Lawmakers Are Worried... Let's Not Use It as a Political Tool for Hardline Supporters" -Retaining supplementary investigation rights? Current revision bill is insufficient, listening to opinions -Vast majority of the public urges caution.. SBS Jul 15, 2026 9:35 AM

President Lee Begins Ministerial Briefings Today; 200 Citizens to Participate President Lee Jae-myung begins receiving ministerial briefings today, July 15, for the second time since taking office. SBS Jul 15, 2026 9:13 AM

Kim Sung-tae: "DP National Convention Is a Struggle Over Ideological Line, Which Is Scarier Than a Power Struggle" - Han Sung-sook passes over Oh Se-hoon at Cabinet meeting..Does that save face? - Seoul's real estate issue is serious.. SBS Jul 15, 2026 9:05 AM

"Blind Spot for Oversight" and "Preferential Treatment": Both Ruling and Opposition Parties Criticize NEC A parliamentary hearing was held to uncover the truth behind the shortage of ballot papers. SBS Jul 15, 2026 7:35 AM

"Strengthen Tax Burden on Ultra-High-Priced Homes": Public Opinion Gathered via Comments Ahead of the real estate tax reform scheduled for the end of this month, President Lee Jae-myung asked for public opinion on whether the ownership tax burden for ultra-high-priced homes should be increased. SBS Jul 15, 2026 7:11 AM

11 Ruling Party Lawmakers Propose Bill Partially Allowing Prosecutors' Supplementary Investigation Rights There is disagreement even within the Democratic Party regarding the complete abolition of prosecutors' supplementary investigation rights. SBS Jul 15, 2026 6:36 AM

"Blind Spot for Oversight" and "Preferential Contracting"... Lawmakers Lash Out at NEC The first hearing of the National Assembly's special committee investigating the shortage of ballot papers has been held. SBS Jul 15, 2026 1:42 AM

11 Democratic Party Lawmakers Propose Bill to Partially Allow Prosecutors' Supplementary Investigation Authority The Democratic Party and the People Power Party are in a sharp standoff over the issue of abolishing the prosecution's authority for supplementary investigations. SBS Jul 15, 2026 12:57 AM

"Option 1 for Higher Tax Burden on Ultra-Luxury Homes"... Real-Time Comment Poll President Lee Jae-myung asked for public opinion via real-time comments during a cabinet meeting regarding the strengthening of ownership burdens for "ultra-luxury single-home" properties worth billions of won, and what the criteria for such homes should be. SBS Jul 15, 2026 12:51 AM