In rush to eliminate all traces of DEIA programs from the government, it seems almost inevitable that more employers will ...

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday a series of sweeping faith-based initiatives, including a new presidential ...

With February underway, Presidents' Day will soon be observed as the country's next federal holiday on the third Monday of this month, though it works a bit differently in Illinois. In honor of ...

The DIA has paused observances of Black History Month and Pride Month in accordance with President Trump’s ban on DEI ...

Commemorations of Washington's birthday took place throughout the 19th Century, but the federal holiday didn't come until late in the century. Congress passed a law designating Feb. 22 ...

when Congress added Feb. 22 to the list of holidays to be observed by federal employees in the District of Columbia. This did not become a paid holiday for all federal employees until 1885.

Former President Joe Biden created the most recent federal holiday, Juneteenth, in 2021. It became the first new holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Then-Republican presidential ...