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Baro-E-News: 'No-Sa-Mo Photo' Controversy and Candidates' Final TV Debate Democratic Party leadership candidates Song Young-gil, Chung Chung-rae, and Kim Min-seok will hold their final TV debate today. SBS Aug 12, 2026 3:29 PM

President Lee Meets U.S. Ambassador Steel for the First Time... "Expectations for a Bridge in Developing the ROK-U.S. Alliance" Ambassador Michelle Steel during the presentation of credentials ceremony for newly appointed ambassadors at the Blue House on the 12th. SBS Aug 12, 2026 2:34 PM

Seo Mi-hwa: "Drop in Approval Ratings Caused by Loss of Core Base? Jung Chung-rae Leadership Bears Heavy Responsibility... Shaking Up the President Like This" - Party members told me it was refreshing to hear a cool-headed evaluation of Jung Chung-rae - Decided to run after Rhyu Si-min's remarks.. SBS Aug 12, 2026 2:12 PM

President Lee Jae-myung Meets U.S. Ambassador Michelle Steel for First Time... "Welcome" Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel during a presentation of credentials ceremony for foreign ambassadors held at the Blue House on the 12th. SBS Aug 12, 2026 1:53 PM

Board of Audit and Inspection: Public Sector AI Data Suffers From Low Quality and Poor Management As Prime Minister Han Sung-sook has repeatedly emphasized the importance of utilizing public data since taking office, attention is focused on whether efforts to improve the situation will gain momentum. SBS Aug 12, 2026 1:48 PM

Song Young-gil, Chung Chung-rae, and Kim Min-seok to Hold Final TV Debate on SBS Today Ahead of the August 17 national convention, Democratic Party leadership candidates Song Young-gil, Chung Chung-rae, and Kim Min-seok will hold a TV debate hosted by SBS today at 2:00 PM. SBS Aug 12, 2026 12:17 PM

PPP Slams Dismissal of Chunchu Gwan Director as 'Classic Tail-Cutting' ▲ President Lee Jae-myung The People Power Party launched an offensive today r… SBS Aug 12, 2026 11:35 AM

Kim Min-seok: 'Chung Cheong-rae Cannot Navigate Internal and External Crises… Difficult to Manage Party-Govt Relations and Support State Affairs' Democratic Party leadership candidate Kim Min-seok said on the 12th regarding rival candidate Chung Cheong-rae, "In a situation where internal and external crises are beginning, we must navigate them with capability and a principled course, but candidate Chung will not be able to pull it through." Appearing on Kim Eo-jun's YouTube show "Humility is Hard News Factory" today, candidate Kim stated, " becomes leader, things will become even more difficult than over the past year." Kim emphasized, "When the president has four years left in office, the ruling party must maintain stability and stay firm. SBS Aug 12, 2026 11:03 AM

Ahn Cheol-soo Targets Pro-Han Faction: 'Eradicate Returning Activists' Ruining the Party People Power Party Representative Ahn Cheol-soo targeted pro-Han Dong-hoon lawmakers within the party, arguing that they should be excluded from nominations in the next general election, stating, "A faction of 'returning activists' comparable to the Democratic Party's '86 activist group' is devastating the party." During a press conference at the National Assembly today , Representative Ahn directly criticized the pro-Han faction, saying, "People who serve a specific person outside the party, engage in 'wrecking' behavior for that purpose, and divide the party must be driven out of the People Power Party." Representative Ahn's remarks came as the party's Organization Reinforcement Special Committee recently commenced activities aimed at reorganizing vacant local party chapters. SBS Aug 12, 2026 11:02 AM

Nurturing Core Assets for Future Economy and Security... President Lee to Chair '7 SEEDS' Briefing President Lee Jae-myung will chair the Future Growth Engine, 7 SEEDS Briefing session under the slogan "The Future Opened by Advanced Technology" at the Blue House this afternoon . SBS Aug 12, 2026 10:12 AM