Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael Mccaul

Tashfeen Malik, the Pakistani woman involved in the California mass shooting last week, may have influenced her American husband toward violence, said Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, on Sunday.

The House of Representatives could vote as early as Thursday on new legislation that requires stricter vetting for refugees fleeing Syria's civil war and seeking to settle in the United States.

Tashfeen Malik, the Pakistani woman involved in the California mass shooting last week, may have influenced her American husband toward violence, said Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, on Sunday.

The House of Representatives could vote as early as Thursday on new legislation that requires stricter vetting for refugees fleeing Syria's civil war and seeking to settle in the United States.