Senate Stalls Permanent Daylight Saving Bill as Trump Pressures 1 GOP Holdout

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 6

A House-passed bill to let states observe Daylight Saving Time year-round has stalled in the Senate, where support has fractured despite Trump's public push.
1 Republican opponent — Sen. Tom Cotton — has vowed to block any fast-track vote, arguing permanent DST would force children to travel to school in winter darkness.
Trump escalated the fight over the weekend by posting Cotton's phone number on Truth Social and urging Arkansans to pressure him to back the Sunshine Protection Act.
The resistance cuts across party lines and follows geography more than ideology, with northern and western states warning of sunrises as late as 9:30 a.m. in winter.
Senate floor time after the November midterms is expected to be consumed by defense, war funding and government spending fights, leaving the measure little room to advance.