To many, December 26 may feel like a holiday. Offices remain mostly empty, families are still in town and employers don't expect much work to get done when it falls on a Friday, like in 2025. Its ...

December 24 feels like a holiday to many, with its half-empty offices and the rush of a last-minute shopping crowd. Its status as an official holiday, however, isn't the same as Christmas Day.

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 ...

Consumers spent 3.9 percent more from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21 this year compared with last year, according to a Mastercard report on holiday spending. By Kim Bhasin Tariffs, a government shutdown, rising ...

But what days of the week do the major holidays fall on this year? Here are some dates to know. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated annually on the third Monday of January, which is Jan. 19 this ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in November Jan. 2 would be a state holiday. The decision on whether to give employees a day off rests with employers. See lists of all 2026 federal and Florida ...

Some additional Americans got Friday, Dec. 26, off as a federal holiday this year when President Donald Trump signed an executive order for 2025, but the day is not an official holiday for most ...

Will President Trump make the day before Christmas a federal holiday again in 2026 like he did in 2025? Only time will tell. What are paid state holidays in Florida for 2026? According to the Florida ...

Christmas Eve will be “treated like any other state employee holiday” for Maryland workers, Gov. Wes Moore announced Monday. “Declaring Christmas Eve as a state holiday is a small way to show our ...

This year is expected to be the busiest on record for holiday travel. This Christmas and New Year's holiday period is expected to be the busiest on record. More than 122 million people are expected to ...