Trump Pressures Senate to Pass Daylight Saving Time Change

President Donald Trump called on the Senate to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent. He made the push one day after the midterm elections.

• 308-117: the House vote passing the bill on July 14.
• The bill has sat in a Senate committee since July 15.
• Trump said he waited until after the election to avoid hurting senators.
• He did not say which senators he meant.

Why it matters: Federal law bars states from ending clock changes without congressional approval. Nearly every state has weighed related legislation in the past decade.

• Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., says permanent daylight time sends children to school before sunrise.
• Permanent daylight time means later winter sunsets but much later sunrises.

How 4 sources split on this story

Where they split: Coverage differs on whether Trump's remarks are mainly about clock policy or about Republicans' midterm losses.

What’s next: Trump has until January, when Democrats take control of Congress. Newsweek reports Democrats are divided on the issue.

• Trump wrote that he will keep fighting for the bill despite bigger priorities.
• Will Senate leaders bring the bill to a floor vote before January?
• Will a Democratic-led Congress take up the measure next session?