Preview: Obama's 2014 Year-End Press Conference

Published December 19, 2014 at 12:06 PM EST

A member of the Secret Service walks outside the White House on December 18, 2014 in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

Note: Here & Now will air live special coverage of the press conference, set to begin at 1:30 pm Eastern Time.

President Obama will finish up 2014 with his annual end-of-year press conference. He’s expected to cover a wide range of this year’s events, including:

The U.S. restoring relations with Cuba.
A U.S. response to the hack on Sony and whether North Korea was behind it.
The president’s sweeping executive orders to defer deportation of more than 4 million immigrants.
The White House draft plan to rate the performance quality of 5,000 colleges and universities.
The fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State, or ISIS.
The protests for improved race relations and against police overreach after the events of Ferguson, Missouri.
Ending U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan.
The Senate “torture report” on the CIA.

Here & Now’s Robin Young spoke with ABC news political director Rick Klein for a look at what the president is expected to cover.

Guest

Rick Klein, political director for ABC News. He tweets @rickklein.