Kamala Harris is weighing her next move.

Port towns are fighting back against the cruise industry.

And a fugitive dog has become an icon in New Orleans.

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Christina Quinn, in for Hannah Jewel.

It's Monday, December 16th.

Let's get you caught up with today's

seven stories. Number one. Vice President Kamala Harris is grappling with what her political

future holds. Last month, Harris decisively lost the presidential election to Donald Trump, but she emerged from her whirlwind campaign with a higher approval rating than when she launched her bid, and she has largely escaped blame amid the recrimination and finger-pointing within the Democratic Party.

Rather than blaming her, many Democrats believe she ran an impressive campaign against insurmountable

odds and anti-incumbent headwinds. Now, she and her allies are discussing plans for a second act.

They're debating whether the unofficial rule still applies, specifically whether her first shot at the

White House as the Democratic nominee should also be her only one.

Meanwhile, some of her donors and supporters hope she will run for governor of California in 26.

More than 20 current and former Harris advisors, donors, and confidence spoke to the post about her next moves.

They say she plans to take her time deciding

and she remains open to a variety of possibilities.

Number two. ABC News will pay $15 million to settle a defamation suit filed by Donald Trump.

In a March TV interview, ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos said that Trump had been found

civilly liable for the rape of writer E. Jean Carroll.

But that's not true.

Last year, a Manhattan jury found that Trump sexually abused and defamed Carol,

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