TheWashingtonPost FLASH: Democrat John F. Kennedy Jr. has been elected Vice President by the United States Senate in a major upset. The United States has not had a President and Vice President from different parties since the Civil War administration of Abraham Lincoln. 
The Times-Picayune Mayor Nagin has declared tomorrow a city holiday and has also suspended fireworks regulations for 24-hours in New Orleans as thousands of residents gather in the French Quarter to celebrate President-elect LaFleur's victory.
TheWashingtonPost This morning President Sinclair welcomed President-elect LaFleur to the White House for a private meeting in the Oval Office.
TheWashingtonPost President Avery LaFleur was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States at noon today. 
NewYorkTimes The State Department now advises that American citizens "Do Not Travel" to Türkiye under any circumstances. Non-essential staff at the American embassy in Ankara have been ordered to return to the United States until further notice.
