By Jackson Richman WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday closing the federal government on Dec. 24 and 26. All federal departments and agencies will be closed the day before and after Christmas, and federal employees will have the day off, states the executive order. The leaders of departments and agencies are allowed […]
Tag: Executive Order
In the United States, a federal executive order is a directive issued by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government. [See below for a discussion of executive orders issued by governors of each state.] The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources.
