Once again, most Americans set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer.

These days, the clocks we use most often (like those on our phones and computers) tend to automatically jump forward an hour in spring and fall back an hour in autumn. You probably barely give the ...

That means, for now, our clocks will “spring forward” an hour on March 8 and “fall back” on November 2.

The U.S. tried the practice multiple times in the 1900s, only to quickly transition out of it. Yet most recent federal efforts and many of those proposed by state lawmakers are hoping for permanent ...