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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n
Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWeeks into the new year, many Americans will enjoy a long weekend thanks to the federal holiday schedule. <\/p>\n
This year, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day falls on Monday, January 19. The annual holiday takes place on the third Monday of every January to coincide with the civil rights leader\u2019s birthdate of January 15.<\/p>\n
However, a federal holiday doesn\u2019t guarantee that all workers around the U.S. will get the day off. <\/p>\n
It is up to individual employers to decide whether they offer time off or additional pay for work on federal holidays.<\/p>\n
Find the full list of 2026 federal holidays below:<\/p>\n
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The full list of 2026 federal holidays has been revealed (Getty\/iStock)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nNew Year\u2019s Day: <\/strong>Thursday, January 1<\/p>\nBirthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: <\/strong>Monday, January 19<\/p>\nPresidents\u2019 Day<\/strong>: Monday, February 16<\/p>\nMemorial Day<\/strong>:<\/strong> Monday, May 25<\/p>\nJuneteenth National <\/strong>Independence Day<\/strong>: <\/strong>Friday, June 19<\/p>\nIndependence Day:<\/strong> Saturday, July 4<\/p>\nLabor Day<\/strong>:<\/strong> Monday, September 7<\/p>\nIndigenous Peoples\u2019 Day (also observed as <\/strong>Columbus Day<\/strong>)<\/strong>: Monday, October 12<\/p>\nVeterans Day<\/strong>:<\/strong> Wednesday, November 11<\/p>\nThanksgiving Day:<\/strong> Thursday, November 26<\/p>\nChristmas Day: <\/strong>Friday, December 25<\/p>\n
Other important days to note:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\nValentine\u2019s Day<\/strong>: Saturday, February 14<\/p>\nSt. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/strong>: Tuesday, March 17<\/p>\nApril Fools\u2019 Day<\/strong>: Wednesday, April 1<\/p>\nFirst Day of Passover<\/strong>: Wednesday, April 1<\/p>\nGood Friday<\/strong>: Friday, April 3<\/p>\nEaster<\/strong>: Sunday, April 5<\/p>\nMother\u2019s Day<\/strong>: Sunday, May 10<\/p>\nFather\u2019s Day<\/strong>: Sunday, June 21<\/p>\nHalloween<\/strong>: Saturday, October 31 <\/p>\nFirst Day of Hannukkah<\/strong>: Friday, December 4<\/p>\nChristmas Eve<\/strong>: Thursday, December 24<\/p>\nNew Year\u2019s Eve<\/strong>: Thursday, December 31<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more Weeks into the new year, many Americans will enjoy a long weekend thanks to the federal holiday schedule. This year, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day falls on Monday, January 19. The annual holiday takes place on the third Monday of every January to coincide with the civil rights leader\u2019s birthdate of January 15. However, a federal holiday doesn\u2019t guarantee that all workers around the U.S. will get the day off. It is up to individual employers to decide whether they offer time off or additional pay for work on federal holidays. Find the full list of 2026 federal holidays below: The full list of 2026 federal holidays has been revealed (Getty\/iStock) New Year\u2019s Day: Thursday, January 1 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 19 Presidents\u2019 Day: Monday, February 16 Memorial Day: Monday, May 25 Juneteenth National Independence Day: Friday, June 19 Independence Day: Saturday, July 4 Labor Day: Monday, September 7 Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day (also observed as Columbus Day): Monday, October 12 Veterans Day: Wednesday, N…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10863"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}