Since returning to office, Donald Trump has been trying to flex his executive authority by changing America’s holidays. The president doesn’t actually have the power to unilaterally declare or abolish federal holidays, but you wouldn’t know that from reading his multiple Truth Social declarations proclaiming new days of national celebration. And his administration has made some subtler changes that deemphasize holidays like Martin Luther King Jr. Day while encouraging people to honor Trump’s birthday.

In these increasingly MAGA-fied times, it can be hard to know if Juneteenth is still a federal holiday (yes), whether we’re getting any more days off work (no), or how we’re supposed to celebrate the December holidays (say “ Merry Christmas! ” exclusively and keep your yuletide decor

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