US EditionDid Trump make Christmas Eve a permanent federal holiday? What his order means
Trump's executive order grants most federal employees two extra days off around Christmas in 2025, excluding essential workers, without changing permanent federal holidays.
- On December 18, President Donald Trump signed an executive order closing federal departments and agencies on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Friday, December 26, 2025, giving most federal employees two extra paid days off this year.
- The executive order uses administrative closure language rather than declaring a new federal holiday, as President Donald Trump lacks authority to unilaterally create or abolish federal holidays.
- Past presidents, including George W. Bush and Barack Obama, also closed offices on Dec. 24 or Dec. 26, setting precedent for such holiday adjustments.
- Some federal workers will still be required to work due to national security or essential duties, and the U.S. Postal Service may deliver mail on Dec. 24 with local post office hours varying.
- Amid public confusion, the order has limited impact outside federal workplaces since private businesses, banks, and state and local governments are not required to close, and Congress establishes 12 permanent federal holidays since 2021.
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President Donald Trump plans to declare Christmas Eve and December 26 as federal holidays by executive order, extending the official Christmas calendar in the US.
U.S. federal employees will receive two additional days off around Christmas, specifically December 24 and 26, as reported by the Federal News Network following the signing of an executive order by President Donald Trump. This bill adds to the standard holiday of December 25, Christmas Day. Although most federal offices will be closed, the order clarifies that some agencies may require certain employees to work, especially those related to natio…
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