Before holiday, White House praises Columbus as an 'American hero'

The White House released a statement this week celebrating Columbus Day and praising the maligned explorer. But did he ...
Religion News Service on MSN

Three US states now recognize Diwali as a holiday

As of this week, three US states have codified Diwali as a state holiday, offering a framework for excused absences or paid ...
The American Bazaar

California becomes third US state to recognize Diwali as holiday

About 960,000 Indian Americans, making up one fifth of their nationwide population of 4.9 million, live in California ...
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Trump says America has ‘too many’ national holidays and they’re hurting the economy. Is he right?

President Donald Trump on Thursday called for fewer federal holidays, saying the days off cost America billions of dollars in losses. “Too many non-working holidays ...

California makes Diwali a state holiday starting in 2026

California has the largest Indian American population among the states at nearly 900,000. This year’s Diwali starts on Oct.
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Trump says America has 'too many' national holidays and they are hurting the economy. What do you think?

President Donald Trump took to social media on the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth to criticize the amount of “non-working holidays” in the United States. While Trump did not name any specific ...
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On Juneteenth, Trump says the US has 'too many' holidays

President Donald Trump criticized the number of US holidays and said they cost the country billions. The post was made on Juneteenth, a federal holiday that Trump previously supported. Joe Biden ...