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Federal workers get Christmas Eve off
Federal workers will get a long weekend for Christmas. President Donald Trump issued an executive order that closes the federal government on Monday, Dec. 24. Civil servants are usually given the day off when Christmas falls on a Tuesday, as it does this year. President Barack Obama gave federal employees a four-day weekend in 2012. President George Bush did the same in 2007 and in 2001.
- Top News
- Below freezing morning temps make for icy road conditions traffic
- Police seek man suspected of molesting girl, 5, in Rockville Memorial Library new
- Howard Co. appoints 1st female fire chief
- Single-tracking slows 4 Metro lines just before Christmas new
- Inside busy Silver Spring warehouse, workers hope to end poverty new
- Va. GOP plan tax cut bill in place of Gov. Northam’s proposed spending new
- Criminal justice bill passes Senate; House approval expected
- DC Council votes to legalize sports betting in the District
- Redskins player arrested after incident in Va.
- Teen arrested for killing of 15-year-old Anacostia High freshman updated
- Incentives abound for DC blood donors before New Year’s
- ‘Fairfax Rapist’ gets 357 years for 1995 sex assaults of 4 roommates
- On this date, a presidential impeachment
- Following repairs, Fort Dupont Drive reopens to drivers
- Penny Marshall dies at 75
- George HW Bush secretly sponsored a Filipino child for 10 years
- 2 fatally shot in Falls Church murder-suicide, police say updated
- Maryland man exonerated of murder after 27 years in prison new
- Shutdown uncertainty may leave biggest impact on federal employees’ holiday vacation plans
DC docs, nurses fly to fix hearts
For patients living in low-income countries with limited access to care, it’s not uncommon for strep throat to go undiagnosed. And when it does, it can lead to serious problems.
Give the gift of experiences this Christmas
Christmas is just one week away, and if you don’t have gifts purchased for everyone on your list, have no fear. This could be the perfect time to give an experience as a gift.
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Going Under: The Story of Tangier Island, Va.
Tangier is slowly sinking into the Chesapeake Bay. WTOP's new podcast takes you on a journey to the isolated island to meet its people and find out what's being done to save a community from extinction.
