Sunday, May 24, 2020: The Latest Flashpoint in Trump's Push to Reopen

Americans observe a holiday weekend in the new normal, as President Trump makes places of worship the latest flashpoint in his push to reopen.

Plus, the president takes aim at battleground states like Michigan, and at efforts to ramp up vote-by-mail.

And several companies are reporting good news on vaccine progress – how optimistic should Americans be?

On today’s show: Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist; Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick; Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum; Vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit; Moody’s Analystics Chief Economist Mark Zandi; and Dr. Ashish Jha of the Harvard Global Health Institute and Dr. Megan Ranney of Brown University. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices