Trump Says States Can Reopen, <br />Acknowledges Decision Is Theirs President Trump announced on Thursday that states <br />can start reopening businesses and restaurants <br />by May 1 or sooner if they choose. The announcement contradicted his previous <br />statement that the president has total authority <br />to make decisions for each state. The announcement also <br />included guidelines for a slow return to work <br />and school over the coming weeks. President Trump, <br />via statement The president previously said that some states <br />were “in very, very good shape,” and as many as <br />29 states could reopen soon. New York and other states in the Northeast will <br />likely remain closed for weeks until the death toll <br />and hospital admissions begin to decline. Speaker Nancy Pelosi dismissed Trump's new <br />guidelines and continued to push for more testing. Nancy Pelosi, <br />via statement
