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Trump order sets aside Christmas Eve, Dec. 26 as federal holidays
President Trump signed an executive order granting federal employees two extra holidays around Christmas in 2025, creating a five-day break including Christmas Day, with some exceptions for essential work.
- On Dec. 18, President Donald Trump signed an executive order closing executive departments and agencies on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 and Friday, December 26, 2025, creating a five-day holiday break for many federal employees.
- This move follows a pattern in which presidents have sometimes varied in holiday closures, but granting both the day before and the day after Christmas is less frequent and marks the first time in recent years federal employees received two extra days.
- The Office of Personnel Management will implement the order, treating Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 like federal holidays for pay and leave, while agency heads may keep offices open for national security, defense or other urgent public need.
- Some employees who work Christmas Eve could receive one additional day of pay, while former President Barack Obama's 2014 and 2012 examples show varied holiday closings.
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