How to Adjust Your Routine as Daylight Saving Time Ends
WHO:
CBS News - The time change may disrupt young children’s sleep schedules until they adjust.
Phys.org - Decisions to adopt permanent daylight saving time affect people in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Alberta, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario because of potential sleep disruption.
CBS News - Millions of Americans gained an hour when daylight saving time ended.
CBS News - President Trump supports the Sunshine Protection Act and accused Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton of holding up the legislation.
CBS News - Cotton said Congress had tried permanent daylight saving time before, but returned to the twice-yearly time change “once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter.”
CBS News - The Navajo Nation observes daylight saving time; Hawaii, most of Arizona, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands do not.
NY Post - Dr. Padram Navam offered readers tips for coping with the clock change.
CT Mirror - The article describes increased danger on streets and roads after daylight saving time ends.
WHAT:
CBS News - President Trump posted what he said was Sen. Tom Cotton’s cellphone number on social media and urged people to call Cotton in support of the Sunshine Protection Act.
CBS News - Bills awaiting congressional approval are set to expire in early January when the new class of lawmakers elected in the midterm elections takes office; if the Sunshine Protection Act expires, the effort must start over and pass both the House and Senate before going to the president.
CBS News - The change followed Halloween, giving revelers an extra hour for costume parties or sleep.
NY Post - Dr. Padram Navam’s article says the clock change can throw the body “out of whack” and offers tips for coping, but the supplied text does not specify them.
Phys.org - Remaining on permanent daylight saving time could cause sleep disruption.
CBS News - Most of the U.S. “fell back” one hour when clocks changed at 2 a.m. local time; daylight saving time officially ended.
CBS News - In Boston, the National Weather Service reported sunrise at 7:16 a.m. and sunset at 5:39 p.m. before the change; on standard time, sunrise was scheduled for 6:17 a.m. and sunset for 4:37 p.m.
CBS News - The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House in July and went to the Senate. It would make daylight saving time permanent and allow states to opt out before the law takes effect.
NY Post - The article says setting clocks back an hour can throw the body “out of whack,” despite providing an extra hour of sleep.
CT Mirror - Ending daylight saving time brings earlier darkness and increasing danger on streets and roads.
WHERE:
CBS News - Daylight saving time is observed across most of the United States, including the Navajo Nation in part of Arizona.
CBS News - The U.S. territories that do not observe it include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
WHY:
CBS News - The United States first adopted daylight saving time during World War I to conserve fuel, after Europe implemented its own time change, according to the Congressional Research Service.
CBS News - Congress also introduced year-round daylight saving time during World War II and the 1970s energy crisis to reduce energy consumption; both experiments were discontinued.
CBS News - The Navajo Nation observes the time change to stay on the same time as communities in neighboring New Mexico and Utah.
CT Mirror - Earlier darkness after the clock change is associated with increased danger on roads and streets.
HOW:
CBS News - Daylight saving time places most of the U.S. one hour ahead of standard time, moving an hour of daylight from morning to evening during spring and summer.
CBS News - Americans have changed clocks on the first Sunday of November since the 2005 law took effect in 2007; the law moved the end date from the last Sunday of October.
CBS News - The time change began at 2 a.m. local time. Phones set to update automatically should display the correct time; Apple, Google and Samsung provide clock-setting instructions.
NY Post - The article identifies the clock change as a possible disruption to the body, but its supplied text does not include Navam’s specific tips.
(UPDATED November 1, 2026 16:23 UTC)
Most Americans gained an hour as daylight saving time ended, bringing earlier darkness and road dangers. President Trump urged calls to Senator Tom Cotton, accusing him of blocking permanent daylight saving time. The proposal passed the House but still needs Senate approval, amid concerns about winter sunrises.
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(UPDATED November 1, 2026 12:00 UTC)
Most Americans gained an hour as daylight saving time ended, bringing earlier sunsets and darker commutes. President Trump backs permanent daylight saving time, blaming Senator Tom Cotton for stalling legislation. Cotton says previous attempts failed when winter sunrises came too late for Americans.