Executive Branch

Trump Gives Federal Workers 2 More Days Off: Dec. 24 and 26

With Christmas on a Thursday this year, federal workers will get a long weekend.
Trump Gives Federal Workers 2 More Days Off: Dec. 24 and 26
The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree after the lighting ceremony on the West Front Lawn of Congress on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday closing the federal government on Dec. 24 and 26.

All federal departments and agencies will be closed the day before and after Christmas, and federal employees will have the day off, states the executive order.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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