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Divided lawmakers weigh future of Guantanamo Bay prison
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday on closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay.
By Catherine Buchaniec, Medill News Service
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Guantanamo prosecutor, an Army one-star, retires as 9/11 trial remains elusive
The retirement of Brig. Gen. Mark Martins was disclosed by a civilian employee of the Defense Department late Thursday.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Guantanamo detainee held for 17 years
The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a Yemeni man who has been held without charges at the U.S. Navy base in Cuba for more than 17 years. One justice says “it is past time” to examine the indefinite detention of foreigners at the Guantanamo Bay base.
Commander of Guantanamo Bay detention center fired
Rear Adm. John Ring was fired after just more than a year in command of the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
Guantanamo prison looms as option for detained ISIS fighters as US withdraws from Syria
The Guantanamo Bay detention center would receive new prisoners for the first time in more than a decade under one option being considered as the U.S. withdraws its forces from Syria and works to resolve the fate of hundreds of captured suspected Islamic State fighters, officials say.
Guantanamo skipper indicted for lying about affair with dead man’s wife, details of scuffle
Capt. John R. Nettleton is accused of misleading investigators, superiors and subordinates regarding the events leading up to a civilian man's 2015 death on Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
5 things to know about Guantanamo Bay on its 115th birthday
Dozens of detainees remain at "Gitmo" and President Trump has ordered that it remain open indefinitely.
By Jana Lipman, Tulane University
Court: trial in destroyer Cole attack can resume at GITMO
Saudi prisoner Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri faces trial by military commission at the U.S. base in Cuba.
Budget act also addresses strip clubs, base closings, VA dog experiments, more
The $1.3 trillion budget measure passed by Congress last week has several significant policy changes to accompany the $700 billion appropriation for defense.
Mattis gives US troops a pep talk at Guantanamo
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis chose an unusual site Thursday to begin a pre-holiday tour of military bases, urging troops on this Navy base to set a good example for politically divided Americans and be always ready for war. He gave no hint about the future of Guantanamo Bay as a prison for terror suspects, and did not visit the detention center, which President Barack Obama tried unsuccessfully to close.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press