After weeks of stay-at-home orders and business closures, now in early May, some parts of the

United States are beginning to reopen.

Trump announced federal guidelines yesterday for states to start easing up on shutdown

measures and to get back to business.

Since late March, President Trump has grappled with the White House's guidance for when

and how that reopening process should work.

At the end of March, Trump agreed to extend social distancing guidelines for another month,

despite his early hopes that the country could reopen by Easter.

These days, though, Trump is celebrating the reopening of some states, and he's increasingly

desperate for quick economic revival.

Still, COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in this country.

We've spent time on this show talking about specific decisions the administration has

made during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

On this episode, the Post's White House bureau chief, Philip Rucker, takes us through

the bigger picture.

We take a look inside the dramatic past month inside Trump's administration, a month

that included swerves and approach, pivots and messaging, and deliberations that at times

left science and politics at odds.

We'll explore how the president went from a decision to extend social distancing guidelines

in late March to a White House push for expedient economic revival and the reopening of

the United States.

This is Kenny Doothat, a podcast that explores the powers and limitations of the American presidency.

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