Reopen America

An urgent need exists to reopen schools soon, and this can be done safely, a report indicates.

A Texas bar in Pasadena decided to host a “Texas Bars Fight Back Rally” over the weekend, inviting patrons to grab a drink and hit the dance floor in defiance of the state’s shutdown orders.

Southern states are experiencing a surge in Chinese coronavirus cases because they opened too fast, Dr. Deborah Birx, a top White House health official, declared on Tuesday, noting that the U.S. has the “capacity” to stem the spread of the disease.

The Trump administration is working “hand in hand” with localities to move toward school openings in the fall, as some states, like Florida, begin to craft their statewide plans.

The Trump administration aims to work “hand in hand” with localities to move toward reopening schools in the fall, as some states, like Florida, begin to craft their statewide plans.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said this week that Florida is “not going back” on reopening despite the rising number of cases of the Chinese coronavirus in the state.

A huge boost in home sales in May indicates an economy recovering faster than expected.

Illinois is on track to enter Phase 4 of reopening this week, allowing restaurant dine-in services to resume operations and theaters to reopen at a limited capacity, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) announced on Monday.

The nation’s capital may start the second phase of its reopening plans on Monday, easing restrictions on public places and non-essential businesses after shutting down to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced on Wednesday.

A big reopening for the golden arches is planned for this summer

Most major industries posted increases, the Fed said, with the largest gain registered by motor vehicles and parts.

More California businesses are getting the okay to reopen this week as things slow down during the coronavirus pandemic.

Bars, gyms, day camps, schools, and campgrounds will be permitted to begin reopening the week of June 7 in counties that meet the California Department of Public Health criteria regarding coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, a department guidance released Friday detailed.

Gov. Tom Wolf (D) on Friday defended his decision to violate social distancing guidelines — and his state’s own orders — by attending a Black Lives Matter protest in Harrisburg but admitted that it was “inconsistent” for him to do so, particularly after threatening business owners.

The vast majority of counties in Florida are moving into the next stage of reopening on Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced on Wednesday.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) joined a large gathering of protesters in Harrisburg on Wednesday, just weeks after slamming local leaders and business owners as “cowardly” for moving to reopen their counties and businesses outside of his far-reaching lockdown orders. 

The nation’s capital will begin a phased reopening on Friday, announced Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday, citing a 14-day decline in Chinese coronavirus community spread and sufficient hospital capacity, among other metrics the city must meet to reopen.

Vice President Mike Pence told Breitbart News that he and President Donald Trump are excited to get the United States reopened and moving again as the coronavirus pandemic recedes nationwide.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Friday extended the state’s safer-at-home order to June 12.

Several Pennsylvania counties could remain under lockdown until June 5, Gov. Tom Wolf (D) indicated on Friday.

Gov. Tom Wolf (D) is continuing to crack down on Pennsylvania businesses, with the state suspending liquor licenses from establishments accused of operating in violation of his lockdown orders.

ATLANTA, Georgia — Vice President Mike Pence defended Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp against establishment media and leftist critics who just weeks ago inaccurately predicted widescale doom as Georgia moved to aggressively reopen its economy ahead of schedule.

The nation’s capital may begin a phased reopening on May 29, more than a week earlier than anticipated, after shutting down to get a handle on the novel coronavirus pandemic, Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced on Thursday, citing a low transmission rate and a decline in community spread.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Wednesday opted to withdraw the harsh emergency rule his administration filed last Friday, which criminalized business owners violating his stay-at-home order.

Gyms in Ohio can now reopen without fear of retaliation from the state thanks to an Ohio judge, who said that the state’s Health Director Dr. Amy Acton has acted “in an impermissibly arbitrary, unreasonable, and oppressive manner.”

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) is allowing real estate operations to resume for “limited business” only after taking the unprecedented step in shutting down the industry as part of his far-reaching lockdown orders.

Critics are switching gears in their criticisms of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) as metrics show that his tailored response has spared the Sunshine State from an overwhelming surge in coronavirus cases, and are now focusing on the state’s coronavirus dashboard following the news that the manager of the project no longer oversees it.

The number of coronavirus hospitalizations in Georgia is dropping, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) announced on Tuesday.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) said on Monday that the city is just six days away from reaching the criteria necessary to begin reopening, with “community spread” cases of the novel coronavirus trending on a decline over the past eight days.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) on Monday introduced a four-phase approach to reopening, announcing that the Bay State can begin moving into the first phase immediately.

Restaurants in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties reopened for dine-in services on Monday, as permitted by the state’s “Rural Reopening Plan” outlined by Gov. Janet Mills (D).

A tattoo parlor in a red phase county stuck under Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) stringent lockdown order has reopened, booking “hundreds” of appointments as personal care facilities — such as gyms, salons, and tattoo parlors — are instructed to remain closed throughout the state.

The number of new coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania dropped over the weekend — news which comes as the state slowly begins the process of reopening, county by county.

The Florida Keys will reopen to tourists beginning June 1 as the Sunshine State moves through the process of loosening restrictions, per Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) orders, which are largely in line with the guidelines released by the White House.

President Donald Trump shared a tweet of a local television reporter being confronted by anti-shutdown protesters in Long Island, New York, who called him “fake news.”

Themi Sacarellos, owner of Pennsylvania’s Round the Clock Diner, told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Friday that Gov. Tom Wolf (D) must “put the politics aside and let the people work.”

The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association on Friday responded to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s (D) threats to withhold federal funding from localities that refuse to adhere to his stay-at-home order, calling it “outrageous that the Governor is threatening retaliation” and adding that it is insulting to “heroic police officers, corrections officers and local voters.”