President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 5, 2025. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
Despite the additional time off for most employees, the executive order said agency heads retain the authority to determine if certain offices should remain open for reasons of "national security, defense, or other urgent public need."
The executive order specifies that these days are to be treated similarly to federal holidays for purposes of pay and leave regulations.
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Many federal workers have been given two additional days off around Christmas. (iStock)
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During Trump's first term in office, he gave federal employees an extra day off for Christmas Eve in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
When Christmas last fell on a Thursday in 2014, former President Barack Obama granted only Friday, Dec. 26, off, leaving Wednesday as a regular workday.
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