During years where a new president is being inaugurated, there are typically 12 federal holidays for federal workers in the Washington D.C. area but since Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King, Jr.

The second federal holiday of 2025 is quickly approaching and you may be wondering when all 11 federal holidays are taking place this year and what that means for you. Here's what to know.

Most banks are closed on the 11 holidays when the Federal Reserve is closed. You can usually find alternative ways to bank when your bank isn’t open. A bank holiday, like a weekend, can affect ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Jurors returned to the courtroom Monday after an 18-day holiday break to hear defense attorneys make their ...

Christmas Eve is not a designated federal holiday. Still, U.S. presidents, including Joe Biden and Donald Trump, have used the holiday to grant a day off to the country's more than 2 million ...

There’s an extra federal holiday this year, but don’t get too excited — it’s not a day off for most people. Or is it? Inauguration Day is typically a federal holiday only for federal ...

There’s an extra federal holiday this year, but don’t get too excited — it’s not a day off for most people. Or is it? Inauguration Day is typically a federal holiday only for federal employees in ...

In the United States, the government observes federal holidays which are special days when many businesses and the majority of federal offices are closed. These celebrations pay tribute to ...

To create a federal holiday, it needs to be proposed like any ... who also gave them the day off in 2018 and 2019. (This is, of course, ironic because Trump is currently working on a plan to ...

Even though New Year's Eve is celebrated by many with parties, firework displays and more, the day is actually is not a federal holiday, similar to Christmas Eve. There are typically only 11 ...