Published 10 hours ago • loading... • Updated 4 hours ago

Trump grants many federal workers unprecedented 5-day holiday break with two extra days off around Christmas

On Dec. 18, President Donald Trump signed an executive order closing executive departments and agencies and excusing employees on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 and Friday, December 26, 2025.
Past presidents have handled adjacent Christmas days differently, for example, former President Barack Obama gave Dec. 26 in 2014 and Dec. 24 in 2012.
The Director of the Office of Personnel Management will implement the order, ensuring agencies treat the dates like federal holidays for pay and leave while agency heads may keep offices open for national security, defense or other urgent public need.
Most federal employees will gain an effectively five-day holiday break next week, with some still required to report for national security, defense, or urgent public needs.
In Florida, state workers are still expected to show up while federal offices close, raising questions to the state press office about matching President Donald Trump's holiday decision.

Insights by Ground AI

14 Articles

Trump grants many federal workers unprecedented 5-day holiday break with two extra days off around Christmas

President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving federal employees Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 off, creating a five-day Christmas break in 2025.

10 hours ago·New York, United States

Read Full Article

100% FED UP!

Far Right

JUST IN: President Trump Declares Two NEW Federal Holidays * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Kaley

Ahead of Christmastime, President Trump just declared two new federal holidays. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order designating both Christmas Eve (December 24th) and the day after Christmas (the 26th) as holidays for federal workers. Christmas is already a federal holiday, so this move, in effect, gives government employees more time off to be with their loved ones. BREAKING: President Trump signs executive order making Chri…

8 hours ago

Read Full Article

New York Post

Lean Right

President Trump creates two new federal holidays around Christmas

The president took executive action Thursday to ensure that federal workers get Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas off from work.

11 hours ago·New York, United States

Read Full Article

Washington Times

Lean Right

Trump gives fed workers two more days off for the Christmas holiday

President Trump, who has long complained about too many federal holidays, is giving federal workers extra days off next week for the Christmas holiday.

12 hours ago·United States

Read Full Article

Tallahassee Democrat

Center

For now, Florida state workers still on the job Christmas Eve

President Donald Trump may have given federal workers Christmas Eve off, but here in Florida state workers are still expected to show up to work.

12 hours ago·Tallahassee, United States

Read Full Article

Federal News Network

Center

Trump gives most federal employees two days off around Christmas

Federal employees will get two additional days off next week, both on Dec. 24 and Dec. 26, according to an executive order President Donald Trump signed Thursday afternoon. Federal employees already get Dec. 25 off for Christmas Day as a standard federal holiday. Despite the additional days off for most, Trump’s executive order clarified that some agencies and offices may need to remain open, and that certain federal employees may still need to …

13 hours ago

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year