Policy
White House Delays Plan to Close Guantanamo, Again
The long-awaited plan, due this past week, has been delayed indefinitely.
Policy
Pentagon Transfers 5 Guantanamo Detainees to the UAE as Battle Over Closure Heats Up
Days ahead of signing a legislative freeze on Guantanamo into law, the president defiantly moves five from Cuba.
Policy
White House Won’t Rule Out Vetoing Defense Authorization Bill (Again) Over Guantanamo
New NDAA, same old showdown over Guantanamo.
Policy
President Obama’s Last, Best Chance to Close Guantanamo
Obama needs to stick to his veto guns, hurry up and offer his plan to close Guantanamo.
Policy
Pentagon Transfers Detainee to Mauritania, Leaving 113 At Guantanamo
The Obama administration continues to whittle the military detention center’s population.
Policy
Pentagon Wraps Up Colorado Search for Gitmo North
Pending report to go to the Defense Secretary before the White House, then on to Congress.
Policy
As Search for ‘Gitmo North’ Heats Up, Lawmakers Go Full NIMBY
Even members of Congress who support Obama’s drive to close the prison don’t want the detainees coming to their districts.
Policy
White House Delays Plan to Close Guantanamo Amid Search for US Alternative
As weeks slip away, Pentagon officials say they’re only on ‘step one’ of a crucial survey of alternate locations for the detainees.
Policy
Pentagon Team Heads to Charleston to Assess Guantanamo Alternative
Amid a last push to close the detention facility in Cuba, the Obama administration is giving the naval brig in South Carolina a fresh look.
Ideas
Why Can’t Obama Get His Defense Secretary To Release This Guantanamo Prisoner?
The Pentagon, not Congress, is blocking the release of 75-pound prisoner Tariq Ba Odah, six years after he was cleared to go. Where is the president?
Policy
Jeb Bush ‘Won’t Commit’ to Ban on Torture
Bush “not struggling with” undoing President Obama’s executive order that codified the ban on enhanced interrogation techniques.
Policy
There’s One Big Problem with the White House Plan to Close Guantanamo
The Obama administration says some prisoners will have to be transferred to U.S. soil. But current law bars any such move — and by some readings, it forbids even looking at options.
Policy
White House In ‘Final Stages’ of Plan to Close Guantanamo
The Obama administration will submit the plan to Congress shortly, but warned lawmakers: We’re not bluffing on our veto threat.
Policy
Closing Guantanamo Tops Havana’s To-Do List
The U.S.-Cuba relationship may be thawing, but Congress may be the only one who can melt the iceberg that is the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Policy
Obama Names New Envoy to Close Guantanamo
The State Department is bringing in a White House legal veteran with deep Democratic ties as part of its latest push to close its detention facility in Cuba.
Ideas
Special Report: Beyond Guantanamo
President Obama has begun his final push to close Guantanamo. But America’s bigger challenge is deciding what to do with tomorrow's prisoners in a war without end.
Threats
Obama Administration Transfers 6 Guantanamo Detainees to Oman
Defense Secretary Ash Carter ends a five-month pause in transfers as the White House and Congress battle over the future of the U.S. military prison.
Policy
Defense Secretary: Plan to Close Guantanamo Is A ‘Constructive Step’
Ash Carter says he’s working with the White House on a plan that will be submitted “per longstanding request” to Congress, calling it a “good opportunity” to see if they “can actually get it done.”
Policy
White House, Ash Carter Drafting a Guantanamo Closure Plan for Congress, McCain Says
Sen. John McCain says Defense Secretary Ash Carter and White House counterterrorism official Lisa Monaco are working on a plan to close the prison, while he works for the Senate’s approval.
Policy
Expect Up to 10 Guantanamo Transfers Within Weeks
While the Senate debates freezing such transfers and keeping the prison open indefinitely, defense officials are laying plans to send inmates elsewhere.
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