The slew of new laws comes a day after the president vetoed a separate bipartisan bill that would have created dozens of new federal judge posts, claiming it failed to "resolve key questions in the legislation.

Most know Christmas Day is a holiday in the U.S., but what about Christmas Eve? Turns out, it is not actually a federal holiday. That won't mean that many people don't get the day off work, however. Here's what to know: President Joe Biden issued an executive order last week ordering "all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government" closed and "employees excused from duty on Tuesday,