{
  "id": 11737497,
  "title": "Trump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/trump-urges-calls-to-arkansas-sen-tom-cotton-in-push-for-permanent-11737497",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T17:43:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-urges-calls-to-arkansas-sen-tom-cotton-in-push-for-permanent-daylight-saving-time"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has urged people to call Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas to pressure him into supporting a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. Trump shared what appeared to be Cotton's personal cellphone number on his social media platform, Truth Social.\n\nThe dispute centres on the Sunshine Protection Act, which would end the twice-yearly practice of changing clocks by one hour. Trump says most Americans want more afternoon sunlight, but Cotton has argued the change would plunge early risers into darkness during winter months. According to Trump, Cotton is the only one stopping the bill in the Senate, where it only takes one person to do so.\n\nAmericans are set to turn their clocks back on November 1, returning to standard time. Cotton has previously stated that he would \"always oppose\" making daylight saving time permanent. When Reuters and Newsweek called the number provided by Trump, it went directly to voicemail.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Trump Shares Tom Cotton’s Cell Number in Daylight Saving Time Fight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/trump-shares-tom-cottons-cell-number-in-daylight-saving-time-fight",
        "published": "2026-10-03T16:41:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/trump-urges-calls-to-arkansas-sen-tom-cotton-in-push-for-permanent",
        "published": "2026-10-03T17:23:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump urges daylight saving time bill supporters to personally call Sen. Cotton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/trump-urges-daylight-saving-time-bill-supporters-to-personally-call",
        "published": "2026-10-03T18:33:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}