Obama is adding the Southern California stop to his previously scheduled trip to Hawaii for Christmas vacation.
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Most of the 14 people killed at the holiday banquet December 2 worked with Farook in the San Bernardino County public health department.
Farook and Malik died in a shootout with police a few hours later. Comey said they were talking about jihad and martyrdom before they became engaged and started living together, which means they were radicalized as early as the end of 2013. The visit was slotted into Obama’s West Coast fundraising tour.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the November 13 attack in Paris that killed 130 people.
Obama will seek to put the finishing touches on legacy items like his plan to curb US carbon emissions and the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, while trying to made headway on criminal justice reforms, the officials told reporters on Thursday.
Obama met with his national security team at the Pentagon on Monday, instead of their usual location in the White House Situation Room.
The U.S. Congress neared completion of sweeping fiscal legislation on Friday that will avert a government shutdown, lock in billions of dollars of tax breaks for corporations and scrap a 40-year ban on the export of U.S. oil. The White House is considering acting to expand gun background checks without congressional approval.
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Mr. Earnest said Mr. Obama will meet with each of the families in private. She said the recommendations will include measures to expand background checks. Obama has vacationed in Hawaii every year since taking office.
