Christmas Day, December 25, has been a federal holiday in the U.S. since 1870. Christmas marks the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ, and modern celebrations include religious observances, gift ...

WASHINGTON — Federal workers will be able to spend Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas with their families this year, without having to use any time off. In a new executive order issued on ...

President Trump has declared that Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 will be federal holidays this year, meaning that federal departments and agencies will be closed. According to an executive order issued ...

Federal workers will get a nice five-day weekend for Christmas this year. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that established two new federal holidays – Christmas Eve and the ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending the Christmas federal holiday to three days — including Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas. But that doesn't mean the mail will stop.