Tag: Path

Officials Along Path of Eclipse Quietly Declaring States of Emergency

They have good reasons for doing it. And we have good reasons for not trusting them. Sometimes, two seemingly contradictory statements each contain essential truths. Last week, Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, of Indiana, signed Executive Order 24-05, a statewide disaster emergency declaration in advance of Monday’s expected total solar eclipse. Parts of Indiana lay in […]

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on clear path to reelection despite constitution prohibiting it

MEJICANOS, El Salvador — Salvadorans are voting Sunday in presidential and legislative elections that experts say are largely about the tradeoff between security and democracy. With soaring approval ratings and virtually no competition, Nayib Bukele is almost certainly headed for a second term as president. El Salvador’s constitution prohibits reelection. Nonetheless, about eight out of […]