Trump's daylight saving push gets new pressure campaign from House GOP leaders

Republican leaders in the House are pressing the Senate to make daylight saving time year-round, after President Donald Trump urged Congress to end the practice of switching clocks. Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana told Fox News Digital that Americans shouldn't give up evening sunlight, arguing that longer days help families, businesses and neighborhood safety. He said House Republicans had already done their part by passing the Sunshine Protection Act and that senators should now take it up.

The chamber approved the measure 308 to 117 in July, with support from both parties. Trump then wrote on Truth Social that the twice-yearly clock change costs the country a fortune and harms crime levels, stress, sports and much else. Yet the bill has gone nowhere in the Senate, where Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota told Politico that no clear path forward exists.

The standoff adds to a list of disagreements between Trump and the Senate's Republican majority. Over the weekend, the president singled out Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, who is among the proposal's most visible opponents.

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