We fall back Nov. 1. The Senate is not stopping it.

We are about to turn the clocks back, and the guy in charge of the Senate says there is no plan to stop it.

Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 1. You lose an hour of evening light. It gets dark at dinner. A lot of people are sick of doing this twice a year. President Trump wants Congress to lock the clock on daylight saving time so we stop switching. He has been loud about it. He has even called out senators who will not go along.

On Oct. 5, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Politico the president feels strongly about it. Then he said there is no clear path forward, and there is no agreement yet.
The House already passed a bill in July, 308 to 117. It is called the Sunshine Protection Act. It would keep the country on daylight saving time all year.

The Senate has not moved it. Thune is from South Dakota. He has said he is from a northern state, and he voted against the idea in committee. Other senators from northern and rural states worry about kids standing at the bus stop in the dark if the sun comes up late in winter.

That is the fight. It is not really Democrats versus Republicans. It is north versus south. Florida wants more light at night. Places farther north do not want the sun coming up at 8:30 in January.

The Senate is not in regular session before Nov. 1, so this fall is already locked in. Some senators still want a vote after the election. Thune is not promising one.

So move the clock, set the alarm, and plan on doing it again in March. They have talked about ending this for years. Talking is still all they have done.