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Heavy Disciplinary Actions Against Four Draw Backlash... "Muzzling and Purge Politics" When quoting or reporting from this interview, please explicitly credit the program SBS <Joo Young-jin's News Briefing>. SBS Aug 21, 2026 3:34 PM

Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae Called to National Assembly for Questioning on 31st... Legislation and Judiciary Committee Adopts Him as Witness Led by Democratic Party The Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly has decided to conduct a pending issue questioning session on the 31st regarding Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae's "written recommendation" for Supreme Court justices and the referral of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and former Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min's Supreme Court appeals regarding charges of key involvement in an insurrection to a full bench. SBS Aug 21, 2026 3:16 PM

Oh Se-hoon Says He Will Prove Innocence as He Attends Appeal Hearing Over Alleged Unpaid Poll Costs Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who is facing allegations of having his poll fees paid b… SBS Aug 21, 2026 2:45 PM

Cheong Wa Dae Urges North Korea to Halt 'Unnecessary Sarcastic Remarks' Over Kim Yo-jong's Statement joint military exercises, urging them to "stop unnecessary slander and move forward together toward peace and coexistence on the Korean Peninsula." An official from Cheong Wa Dae said today , " sarcastic remarks against our government and the President are not helpful in building mutual trust," making the remarks as such. SBS Aug 21, 2026 2:39 PM

KCC Fails to Put YTN Acquisition Cancellation Hearing on Agenda Due to Absence of Members The Korea Communications Commission attempted to place an agenda item regarding hearing procedures related to the revocation of approval for Eugene Ent's largest shareholder acquisition of YTN, but failed to put it on the agenda as three out of the six members did not participate in the deliberation. SBS Aug 21, 2026 2:24 PM

Rival Parties Clash Over Justice Minister's Absence from National Assembly Seo Young-kyo, chairperson of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, declares the opening of a full committee meeting at the National Assembly on the 21st. SBS Aug 21, 2026 2:05 PM

UFS Exercises Wrap Up Early Today; Trump's Directive Cuts Duration and Field Training in Half military exercise for defense of the Korean Peninsula wraps up early. The South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 21, 2026 2:03 PM

Pro-Chung-rae Team Absent from Vote on Appointed Supreme Council Members; Choi Min-hee Says, "I Will Monitor the Party Leader" Friction between factions that erupted over the appointment of a youth supreme council member immediately after the launch of the Democratic Party leadership led by Leader Kim Min-seok has been patched up, but an uneasy coexistence within the leadership continues. SBS Aug 21, 2026 1:55 PM

Bangmitongwi Elects Standing Commissioner Go Min-su as Its First Vice Chairperson The Korea Communications and Media Commission held its 29th meeting on the 21st and elected Standing Commissioner Go as Vice Chairperson through a unanimous mutual selection process among all six commissioners. SBS Aug 21, 2026 1:52 PM

DPK Leader Kim Min-seok Appoints Rep. Kim Won-i as Strategy and Planning Committee Chief, Kang Wi-won as Chief Political Coordinator Democratic Party of Korea Leader Kim Min-seok appointed Representative Kim Won-i (two-term, Mokpo, Jeollanam-do) as the party's new Chief of the Strategy and Planning Committee today . SBS Aug 21, 2026 1:27 PM