Trump Posts GOP Senator's Number Over Daylight Savings Dispute.

President Trump posted on Truth Social accusing Sen. Tom Cotton of blocking the Sunshine Protection Act. The bill would end twice-yearly clock changes by making daylight saving time permanent.

• 308-117: the House vote in July that passed the bill with bipartisan support.
• The Senate has not scheduled a debate or vote on the measure.
• Nov. 1 is the next scheduled transition back to standard time.
• 19 states have already approved permanent daylight saving time at the state level.

Why it matters: The bill's fate determines whether Americans continue adjusting clocks twice a year. Health researchers, commuters, and multiple industries have a stake in the outcome.

• The American Academy of Sleep Medicine supports permanent standard time, not daylight saving time, citing cardiovascular and sleep-cycle research.
• Hawaii, most of Arizona, and several U.S. territories already observe standard time year-round.

How 41 sources split on this story

Where they split: The core dispute is not whether to end clock changes but which permanent time — daylight saving or standard — is safer and healthier.

What’s next: Cotton's office had not responded to requests for comment as of Oct. 2.

• Without a Senate vote before Nov. 1, the clock change proceeds under current federal law.
• Will Republican leadership schedule a Senate floor vote before the Nov. 1 time change?
• Does Cotton have enough support among colleagues to sustain a block, or is he acting alone?