- President Donald Trump called on the Senate to pass the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent across the United States.
- The legislation previously cleared the House of Representatives in a 308-117 vote to end the practice of changing clocks twice a year.
- Trump argued on Truth Social that permanent daylight saving time would offer wide-ranging benefits, including lower robbery and murder rates, fewer traffic accidents, and better health outcomes.
- Framing the proposal as a bipartisan initiative, Trump stated that Republicans, Democrats, and Independents could unite behind ending the biannual clock shifts.
- While research supports claims that additional evening daylight reduces robbery rates, studies show mixed or non-statistically significant evidence regarding its impact on homicides.
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