Donald Trump has made his thoughts on Daylight Saving Time clear, calling it “ inconvenient ” and “very costly to our Nation” in posts on Truth Social last year. He pledged previously to do away with the time change,
It's unclear if President Donald Trump and Republicans intend to prioritize adopting a year-round permanent time.
There’s a chance it could be the last time we “spring forward,” as the practice on the second Sunday in March has become known, or that we’ll just leave the clocks alone. President Donald Trump said in a December post on his Truth Social platform that “the Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time,
There’s a chance it could be the last time we “spring forward,” as the practice on the second Sunday in March has become known, or that we’ll just leave the clocks alone. President Donald Trump said in a December post on his Truth Social platform that “the Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time,
Is Daylight Saving Time doomed now that Donald Trump has taken office? In December 2024, then-President Elect Trump said he would try to end the practice when he took office in January 2025. But it is not clear whether Trump wants the country to remain “falling back” (in Standard Time) or in “spring forward” mode.
This year, daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 9, with clocks rolling forward one hour at 2 a.m. With the change, it will stay lighter later in the evening across the United States. The first day of spring this year occurs March 20.
Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Vern Buchanan have filed bills - Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 - to make daylight saving time permanent across U.S.
In March, millions of Americans turn their clocks forward, marking the start of daylight saving time in 2025. The controversial practice of "springing forward" and "falling back" has been observed in most states for decades.
Daylight saving time in 2025 begins soon but as debate over its impact continues, could this be one of the last years we change the clocks?