Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, Nov. 1, as Clocks Fall Back One Hour

Most Americans will turn their clocks back one hour this weekend as daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, returning the country to Standard time. The change falls on Halloween weekend this year. Clocks move back from 2 a.m., which gives people an extra hour of sleep, and many will make the switch Sunday morning. NBC's Joe Fryer reported on the change for TODAY on Oct. 30, 2026. Separately, a push in Congress to end the twice-yearly time change continues. Its supporters argue that ending the change would provide more daylight in the afternoon, when Americans are most active.

Newsmax, on the right, treats the clock change as a practical matter. Its headline promises advice on how to adjust, and it leads with the extra hour of sleep and the exact moment of the change, 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. The excerpt available hints at a caveat ("But while the change...") but does not say what it is. NBC News, on the left, uses the familiar "fall back" phrasing and builds its headline and report around the Halloween-weekend timing, with Fryer reporting for TODAY. Both sides agree on the basic fact that clocks go back an hour this weekend. They differ in hook: Newsmax emphasizes sleep and adjustment tips, while NBC emphasizes the calendar coincidence. Neither of these excerpts mentions the congressional debate. The Hill, in the alternative group, takes a different angle by asking where the effort to end daylight saving time stands in Congress and by giving supporters' argument about afternoon daylight.