President Donald Trump is giving most federal employees an extended Christmas break in 2025, signing an executive order Thursday afternoon that grants two additional days off around the holiday. The move effectively creates a rare five-day holiday stretch for many federal workers and marks an uncommon decision in recent presidential history.

One-third of Trump’s executive orders have been explicitly challenged in court, a Post analysis of data from nonprofits CourtListener and Just Security found.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing that cannabis be moved to a lower drug schedule, a step aimed at easing restrictions on research and lowering its severity, while leaving the drug illegal under federal law.

Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders: one establishing a council, another directing state agencies to make gun violence prevention a priority.

Then-President Barack Obama designated the day after Christmas a federal holiday in 2014, and Trump signed executive orders designating Christmas Eve a federal holiday in 2019 and 2020. All federal offices, including those with branch offices in Connecticut, will be closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 26.

Here’s how he’s used the legally-binding directives to raise tariffs, curb immigration, and promote cryptocurrencies.

It was the first time in nearly a year that hearings in the case had been convened, with a new judge presiding. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is accused of being the mastermind of the deadly attack, and his co-defendants Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi and their lawyers sat passively before the judge, Lt. Col. Michael Schrama.