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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>\nFederal workers have been granted two additional days off around Christmas this year.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating that federal employees would be excused from duty on Christmas Eve, which this year falls on a Wednesday, and December 26, the day after Christmas.<\/p>\n
The move, which the president noted was at the discretion of agency heads if they deemed certain offices must remain open, means federal workers will get three days off in a row inclusive of Christmas Day, and longer if they are not required to work over the weekend.<\/p>\n
It brings the total number of federal holidays for 2025 to 13. <\/p>\n
Trump designated Christmas Eve a federal holiday during his first term in 2019 and 2020. Former President Barack Obama did the same for Dec. 26.<\/p>\n
Congress must pass legislation to establish a permanent federal holiday and the president must sign it into law.<\/p>\n
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Federal workers have been given two additional days off this Christmas (AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nHowever, 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.<\/p>\n
Find the list in full below:<\/p>\n
New Year\u2019s Day:<\/strong> Wednesday, January 1<\/p>\nBirthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.\/<\/strong>Inauguration Day<\/strong>: <\/strong>Monday, January 20<\/p>\nPresidents\u2019 Day<\/strong>: Monday, February 17<\/p>\nMemorial Day<\/strong>:<\/strong> Monday, May 26<\/p>\nJuneteenth National <\/strong>Independence Day<\/strong>: <\/strong>Thursday, June 19<\/p>\nIndependence Day:<\/strong> Friday, July 4<\/p>\nLabor Day<\/strong>:<\/strong> Monday, September 1<\/p>\nIndigenous Peoples\u2019 Day (also observed as <\/strong>Columbus Day<\/strong>)<\/strong>: Monday, October 13<\/p>\nVeterans Day<\/strong>:<\/strong> Tuesday, November 11<\/p>\nThanksgiving Day:<\/strong> Thursday, November 27<\/p>\nChristmas Eve: <\/strong>Wednesday, December 24<\/p>\nChristmas Day: <\/strong>Thursday, December 25<\/p>\nFriday, December 26<\/strong><\/p>\n
Other important days to note:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\nValentine\u2019s Day<\/strong>: Friday, February 14<\/p>\nSt. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/strong>: Monday, March 17<\/p>\nApril Fools\u2019 Day<\/strong>: Tuesday, April 1<\/p>\nGood Friday<\/strong>: Friday, April 18<\/p>\nEaster<\/strong>: Sunday, April 20<\/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 Federal workers have been granted two additional days off around Christmas this year. President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating that federal employees would be excused from duty on Christmas Eve, which this year falls on a Wednesday, and December 26, the day after Christmas. The move, which the president noted was at the discretion of agency heads if they deemed certain offices must remain open, means federal workers will get three days off in a row inclusive of Christmas Day, and longer if they are not required to work over the weekend. It brings the total number of federal holidays for 2025 to 13. Trump designated Christmas Eve a federal holiday during his first term in 2019 and 2020. Former President Barack Obama did the same for Dec. 26. Congress must pass legislation to establish a permanent federal holiday and the president must sign it into law. Federal workers have been given two additional days off this Christmas (AFP via Getty Images) However, a federal holiday doesn\u2019t guarantee that all work…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9877,"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\/9876"}],"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=9876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}