US EditionTrump order sets aside Christmas Eve, Dec. 26 as federal holidays
The executive order grants two additional paid days off around Christmas, creating a five-day holiday break for most federal workers in 2025, with some exceptions for essential services.
- 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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Christmas Break Extended as Trump Grants Two Days Off
Christmas break just got longer for most federal employees after President Donald Trump signed an executive order granting two additional days off around the holiday. The move gives many workers a rare five-day stretch away from the office, combining Christmas Day with the surrounding days and the weekend. Under the order, federal employees will be excused from duty on both Dec. 24 and Dec. 26. “All executive departments and agencies of the Fede…
Trump Declares Christmas Eve and December 26 as Federal Holidays for 2025
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Trump Declares Christmas Eve And December 26 As Federal Holidays For 2025 President Donald Trump has issued an executive order declaring Christmas Eve (December 24) and December 26 as federal holidays for 2025. This decision means federal agencies will be closed, and employees will be excused from duty on these days, in addition to the already recognized Christmas Day holiday. The order allows agency heads to dete…
Trump Orders Federal Offices Closed Christmas Eve and December 26th - Making Christmas Great, Again
President President Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing all executive departments and federal agencies to close on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Friday, December 26, 2025, the days immediately before and after Christmas. Under the order, federal employees will be excused from duty on those dates. Agency heads are authorized to require certain offices [...] The post Trump Orders Federal Offices Closed Christmas Eve and December…
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