[Yonhap News headlines at this time] - 07:30

Due to the U.S. midterm elections, the landscape of the U.S. political world has changed significantly, creating greater uncertainty in future policies toward the U.S. for the Korean government and companies. As the opposition Democratic Party won a landslide victory in the midterm elections held on the 3rd and took control of the Federal Congress by a large margin, U.S. President Donald Trump suddenly replaced the White House chief of staff on the 6th. As the parliamentary environment changed completely in the second half of his second term in office, he began to prepare for the remaining two years of his term by replacing the chief of staff, who overall assisted in the realization of his national affairs tasks and led the implementation of domestic and foreign policies.