{
  "id": 9816175,
  "title": "New Jersey lieutenant governor resigns after sexual harassment accusation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/new-jersey-lieutenant-governor-resigns-after-sexual-harassment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T19:12:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/25/new-jersey-lieutenant-governor-resigns-dale-caldwell"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Investigation determined Dale Caldwell violated state ethics rules and engaged in harassing behavior Dale Caldwell, the lieutenant governor of New Jersey, resigned from his position on Friday, after the release of a report accusing him of sexually harassing a female staffer, among other ethics violations. New Jersey’s governor, Mikie Sherrill, announced on Friday afternoon that Caldwell had…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "New Jersey governor calls on lieutenant governor to resign over ethics report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/new-jersey-governor-calls-on-lieutenant-governor-to-resign-over",
        "published": "2026-09-25T14:01:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "New Jersey governor’s showdown with her No. 2 escalates over his alleged inappropriate behavior",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/new-jersey-governors-showdown-with-her-no-2-escalates-over-his",
        "published": "2026-09-25T18:08:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "New Jersey's lieutenant governor resigns after sexual harassment and ethics complaints",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/new-jerseys-lieutenant-governor-resigns-after-sexual-harassment-and",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:11:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}