Senate gridlock halts daylight saving time reform as Trump-Cotton feud escalates
The push to make daylight saving time permanent has stalled in the US Senate, with President Trump publicly clashing with Senator Tom Cotton over the issue. While the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July, Cotton is blocking fast-track procedures in the Senate, arguing that permanent daylight saving time creates unsafe, dark winter mornings for students in northern states. Trump criticized Cotton on social media, even sharing the senator's personal phone number to pressure him, but the bill faces a geographic deadlock between coastal and western lawmakers. With midterm elections approaching, Senate leaders acknowledge there is no clear path to pass the measure before the session ends.
