Federal holidays are established public holidays recognized by the federal government. Non-essential federal offices are closed, and most federal employees are given a paid day off, per the U.S ...

Knowing which holidays are officially recognized by the government can save you from surprise work calls or closed stores. While the 4th of July is a no-brainer, Memorial Day sometimes causes ...

This year, Labor Day will be earlier, right on Monday, Sept. 1. The federal holiday is celebrated every year on the first ...

On the flip side, if a state does not recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday, state government-mandated institutions, like city hall or the DMV, may remain open on June 19, even though federal ...

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., is introducing legislation Thursday that would require the more than 170 cemeteries overseen by the federal government to stay open during legally recognized holidays ...

As such, many people are wondering if Trump got rid of Juneteenth. You can learn more about how the U.S. government recognizes the holiday under the Trump administration below.

Juneteenth, first declared a federal holiday in 2021, has a history stretching back to Civil War-era America but rose in popularity in the months after the 2020 racial justice protests across the ...

But he sent the message as many companies, and much of the federal government, was closed for the Juneteenth holiday. The White House was an exception.

President Joe Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. That same year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois' law to make Juneteenth a state holiday.

Now in its fifth year as a federal holiday, all U.S. government employees and any private business that participates have the day off from work. Not all state governments recognize the holiday ...

To understand why Juneteenth is so significant and its status as a federal holiday is so important, one must remember its history. June 19 commemorates the date when the Emancipation Proclamation ...

Gov. J.B Pritzker signed a bill Thursday to make Juneteenth a state holiday in Illinois, beginning next year. In December, Cook County made Juneteenth one of 14 government holidays, so county ...