By Erica L. Green and Hamed Aleaziz Reporting from Washington The Trump administration on Wednesday threatened federal employees with “adverse consequences” if they fail to report on ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a significant federal holiday in the United States, honoring the life and legacy of the civil rights leader who championed equality, justice, and nonviolent protest.

Though the law recognizes both Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration Day as federal holidays, this does not mean that individuals working for private businesses are required to have two days of ...

This story was updated to correct grammar errors. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to ...

But the bill to establish a federal MLK holiday lacked congressional support. Its original sponsor, Congressman John Conyers of Michigan, would nonetheless reintroduce it every year. It'd be 11 ...

The Inauguration occurred inside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Coincidentally, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday, was also observed Monday. Does this make Inauguration Day a ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. is a federal holiday marked every year on the third Monday in January. The holiday falls on Jan. 20 in 2025 and the United States Postal Service is closed, meaning mail ...

The first official Martin Luther King Day took place in 1986, three years after President Ronald Reagan signed a bill into law that established his birthday as a federal holiday. Initially ...

What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)? Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January every year to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday. Who is Martin ...