For the first time since 1983, a new federal holiday has been created. After passing the House and Senate earlier this week, President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday a bill designating ...

Millions of Americans will get Thursday, June 19, off work to observe Juneteenth. Millions of Americans don't deserve it. That's certainly the case for the lawmakers in Ohio and around the nation ...

Juneteenth, the holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but became recognized as a federal holiday a few years ago.

WASHINGTON - A bill that would add Juneteenth as a federal holiday is now heading to President Joe Biden's desk for signature after the House approved the measure Wednesday afternoon by a vote ...

Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one ...

Trump can’t unilaterally rewrite the calendar, but he keeps touting new celebrations while complaining about “too many non-working holidays.” ...

NEW YORK -- As the U.S. officially made Juneteenth a federal holiday, many major corporations are also giving their employees paid time off to celebrate and commemorate. Most federal workers ...

Dec. 26 can become a day off for federal employees when the president issues a temporary order, like President Donald Trump ...

The House overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would establish June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a U.S. federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United ...

President Donald Trump declared Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 as federal holidays in 2025, but that does not mean they are ...