{"id":2411467,"date":"2025-03-08T17:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T22:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daylight-saving-time-begins-tomorrow-could-it-be-the-last-time-change-ever-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T17:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T22:55:57","slug":"daylight-saving-time-begins-tomorrow-could-it-be-the-last-time-change-ever-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daylight-saving-time-begins-tomorrow-could-it-be-the-last-time-change-ever-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Daylight saving time begins tomorrow \u2014 could it be the last time change ever? &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdaylight-saving-time-begins-tomorrow-could-it-be-the-last-time-change-ever-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411467&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u200c discusses the upcoming \u2064daylight saving time (DST) change in the U.S., which takes place on Sunday, when clocks will spring forward by one hour. There is\u2062 ongoing debate in Congress regarding \u200dwhether to maintain \u200cthe practice or abolish \u2062it altogether, which has prompted some to speculate that this \u2063might be the last time citizens will need\u200c to adjust their clocks. \u200dOriginally implemented\u200b in 1918 to save energy, DST \u2062involves advancing clocks in the spring and reverting them in the fall. Critics of DST argue that the \u2063biannual \u200cclock changes contribute to health \u2064issues, such as increased heart attacks and accidents due to disrupted sleep patterns. While some lawmakers advocate\u2064 for year-round\u2062 DST through proposals like the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025,these measures have yet to make significant headway in Congress. The debate continues over whether to keep DST or switch to permanent \u200cstandard time, which would darken mornings year-round.\u200c Notably, \u200cHawaii and Arizona\u2064 do not observe DST.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Daylight saving time begins tomorrow &mdash; could it be the last time change ever?<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2031875\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Daylight saving time could take effect for the last time on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">federal government<\/a> debating whether to keep daylight saving time or toss it for good, the clocks are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3248510\/musk-and-ramaswamy-want-to-end-daylight-savings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">leaping forward<\/a> an hour yet again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3341693\/trump-lauds-house-spending-bill-urges-united-front\/\">Trump lauds House spending bill, urges GOP united front<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3341599\/hundreds-killed-in-syria-including-civilians\/\">Hundreds killed in Syria as violence threatens new regime&rsquo;s hopes to ease tensions with US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3341637\/portugal-braces-for-a-possible-3rd-election-in-3-years-after-government-calls-confidence-vote\/\">Portugal braces for a possible 3rd election in 3 years after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portugal-braces-for-a-possible-3rd-election-in-3-years-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Portugal braces for a possible 3rd election in 3 years - Washington Examiner\">government calls confidence vote<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Here&rsquo;s why that matters, and why it could be the last time U.S. citizens worry about changing their clocks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is daylight saving time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daylight saving time was enacted in 1918 under President Woodrow Wilson with the idea of saving energy and taking advantage of daylight hours. In effect, clocks are pushed one hour forward in the spring and one hour back in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>The thinking behind the change is that the added hour will help people take advantage of more daylight hours in the summer, getting citizens outside more and letting more of everyday business see daylight.<\/p>\n<p>Putting clocks forward gives more evening daylight, while putting the clocks back in the fall utilizes more morning daylight. The change does not actually give more daylight hours, as the Earth&rsquo;s seasons control that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When to change clocks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the clocks move forward at 2 a.m. local time, meaning everyone in the United States will lose an hour of sleep if they start their schedule at the same time. Daylight saving time will last until Nov. 2, when clocks will be pushed back an hour.<\/p>\n<p>The only states that won&rsquo;t follow the change are Hawaii and Arizona because they do not observe daylight saving time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do people want to end it<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daylight saving time has faced controversy in the U.S. for over 100 years. The act that issued daylight saving time was repealed before the time change was re-utilized during World War II. The World War II-era law also got repealed before the 1966 version of daylight saving time was enacted to stay.<\/p>\n<p>The short answer is that people do not like changing their clocks. The lost hour of sleep has been shown to lead to an increase in medical problems such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2077-0383\/8\/3\/404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">heart attacks<\/a>, and the practice has also been theorized to lead to more car crashes.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the debate is over whether to keep daylight saving time permanent, or make standard time permanent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-promises-to-eliminate-inconvenient-and-costly-daylight-saving-time-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump promises to eliminate \u2018inconvenient\u2019 and \u2018costly\u2019 ... - Washington Examiner\">eliminate daylight saving time<\/a> altogether. A permanent daylight saving time would mean mornings would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/03\/06\/cancel-daylight-saving-time-elon-musk-stirs-debate\/81757328007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">darker<\/a> year-round, while the opposite is true with standard time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where does the fight to abolish stand now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3339970\/trump-push-change-daylight-savings-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"asked\">asked<\/a> by a reporter this week about getting rid of daylight saving time, President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> suggested he&rsquo;s not motivated to come to a resolution on what he views as a &ldquo;50\/50&rdquo; issue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If something&rsquo;s a 50\/50 issue, it&rsquo;s hard to get excited about it,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a little bit one way but it&rsquo;s very much a 50\/50 issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump said he would eliminate daylight saving time in December, when he was the president-elect.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn&rsquo;t! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation,&rdquo; he posted on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently two bills in the House to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">observe daylight saving time year-round<\/a>, but neither has made it past committee. The one with the most backing is the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, which has 20 Republican co-sponsors and was introduced by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL). The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2031875\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031875\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daylight saving time starts tomorrow\u2014could it be the final change?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2411468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/daylight-saving-time-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51798,46768,51797,32076],"class_list":["post-2411467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-clock-adjustment","tag-daylight-saving-time","tag-time-change","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/daylight-saving-time-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411467"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411471,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411467\/revisions\/2411471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}