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President Donald Trump approved an executive order adding December 24 and December 26 as paid days off for federal employees this year. With Christmas Day already a holiday, many workers will get a three-day Christmas break.
The president made the announcement ahead of a medal pinning for military members receiving the Mexican Border Defense Medal.
US Federal employees will get two additional days off next week, both on December 24 and December 26, according to an executive order President Donald Trump signed Thursday afternoon.
Follow live updates as Trump signs a defense policy bill that includes a provision to limit Pete Hegseth's travel budget if he doesn't provide Congress with unedited videos of military boat strikes.
President Donald Trump's executive order stripped some federal agencies of their collective bargaining protections.