President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order to keep open the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, marking a formal reversal of his predecessor’s eight-year effort to shut it down. 

President-elect Donald Trump is tapping another four-star military officer for his administration. He has picked retired Marine Gen. John Kelly to lead the Homeland Security Department, according to people close to the transition.

A U.S. official is defending the Obama administration's efforts to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, saying a minimal number of released detainees are suspected of returning to the fight.

The long-stalled effort to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has reached a milestone.

Congress sent President Obama a $607 billion defense policy bill Tuesday that bans moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States - something Obama has been trying to do since he was sworn in as president.

The Pentagon's plan outlining the long-stalled effort to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, expected in the coming week, includes details suggesting that the Centennial Correctional Facility in Colorado is one suitable site to send detainees whom officials believe should never be released, administration officials said.

The House has passed a $607 billion defense policy bill restricting President Barack Obama's efforts to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The Obama administration says it won't return the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay as part of efforts to improve relations with Cuba.

The House has voted overwhelmingly for a $570 billion defense bill that limits President Barack Obama's authority on handling detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.