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The honors will be presented Nov. 15 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood during the academy’s 17th Governors Awards ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Records show that DHS One, the name of the jet used by the secretary, was used for Noem’s trip to the Republican Governors Association in Nashville.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

This is the main reason Jerome Powell is staying on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors even after his term as chair ended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Governors in the U.S. worried that infected travelers would bring the disease here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Others honored Lord Dunmore, our liberator, most generous of Governors, bravest of commanders.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson