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Trump posts GOP senator's cell phone number over daylight savings act stall

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President Trump posted Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-Ark.) cell phone number on Truth Social Saturday, lashing out at Senate Republicans to move forward with legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent. “Tom Cotton, a friend of mine, is holding up a very important Bill,” Trump wrote, describin

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All three outlets center on Trump sharing Sen. Tom Cotton’s cell number in a daylight saving time fight, with The Hill and Newsweek making the phone-number disclosure the lead. The Hill adds the most specific framing, saying Trump posted it on Truth Social while urging Senate Republicans to advance permanent daylight saving time, while Newsweek mostly uses the dispute as a hook for the broader debate over clock changes. The Independent is the least detailed, mentioning only the Sunshine Protection Act passing the House in July.

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