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Possible blindspot · U.S. · 11 outlets (L 1 · C 7 · R 3)

Clocks fall back Sunday as daylight saving time ends

Clocks across most of the United States will fall back an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday as daylight saving time ends for 2026.⁠[1, 2, 5] Millions of Americans will gain an hour of sleep when the change takes effect.⁠[2, 14] Dueling proposals in Congress aim to end the twice-yearly clock changes, weighing health impacts and recreation, UPI reported.⁠[10]

The Washington Times reported that legislative attempts to make daylight saving time the year-round standard were not fruitful.⁠[14] The Hill reported that the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act earlier this year, and that President Trump and some like-minded lawmakers want the change, though the debate has proven divisive even within the president's party.⁠[9]

Covered by Vox, NBC News, New York Post and 8 more

Background Daylight saving time is almost over. Here's what to know. · CBS News

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 11 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center (1 of them in the Left group), 7 are center and 3 are right of center (2 of them in the Right group).

Why it's here Covered by 11 outlets: 1 left, 7 center, 3 right. A possible blindspot: 1 of 42 left-leaning outlets covered it, and Tare found no matching headline from the others in the last 24 hours.

Where the outlets sit
Vox · Left · −1.32NBC News · Center · −0.49Newsweek · Center · −0.30CBS News · Center · −0.14Yahoo News · Center · +0.07The Hill · Center · +0.10UPI · Center · +0.17Forbes · Center · +0.19New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27The Political Insider · Right · +2.65
  • Left: Vox (−1.32).
  • Leans left: none.
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), Newsweek (−0.30), CBS News (−0.14), Yahoo News (+0.07), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17), Forbes (+0.19).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), The Political Insider (+2.65).

Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.

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Sources

Left

  1. 1 Vox · Left · Oct 30, 6:00 p.m. ETIs this our last time setting our clocks back?

Center

  1. 2 CBS News · Center · Oct 30, 5:00 a.m. ETDaylight saving time is almost over. Here's what to know.
  2. 3 CBS News · Center · Oct 31, 11:01 a.m. ETHow to avoid the daylight saving slump as clocks change
  3. 4 Forbes · Center · Oct 31, 2:00 a.m. ETYour Clocks Change Tomorrow — Here’s Exactly What Happens And When
  4. 5 NBC News · Center · Oct 30, 7:42 a.m. ETDaylight Saving Time for 2026 Ends on Halloween Weekend
  5. 6 NBC News · Center · Oct 31, 5:00 a.m. ETDaylight saving time ends Sunday. Here’s what to know as clocks ‘fall back’
  6. 7 Newsweek · Center · Oct 31, 5:00 a.m. ETWhere Plan to Scrap Daylight Saving Stands as Clocks Go Back an Hour
  7. 8 Newsweek · Center · Oct 31, 6:00 a.m. ETDaylight Saving Time: What the Extra Hour on Halloween Means for You
  8. 9 The Hill · Center · Oct 30, 6:43 p.m. ETTime to set back the clocks, much to Trump’s chagrin
  9. 10 UPI · Center · Oct 30, 9:33 a.m. ETProposals to ditch clock changes weigh health impacts, recreation
  10. 11 Yahoo News · Center · Oct 31, 3:00 p.m. ETWhat changes when the clocks fall back this weekend

Right

  1. 12 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 31, 2:10 p.m. ETSpring forward, fall back — how to keep your body running smoothly during daylight saving time
  2. 13 The Political Insider · Right · Oct 30, 8:15 a.m. ETDaylight Saving Time Ends Just in Time to Shake Up Halloween
  3. 14 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 30, 1:14 p.m. ETFall back, again: Senate delays permanent DST bill as clocks change
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