As the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay nears its 100th day, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder renewed his pledge to shut down the detention center.
"What we're going to try to do is to close Guantanamo. The president has indicated that it's too expensive, it's a recruitment tool for terrorists. It has a negative impact with our with our allies so we're going to make a renewed effort to to close Guantanamo," Holder said.
Despite the administration's mounting pressure to close Gitmo, there has been little will in Congress to actually do it - partly because no lawmaker wants detainees in their state.
According to the Defense Department, 74 freed detainees have returned to terrorist activities.
Chris Lawrence is live at Guantanamo Bay with an OutFront investigation.
About 24 hours before the arrest of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a violent gun battle took place with police on the streets of Watertown, Boston - where the two brothers are said to have also tossed a pressure cooker bomb at authorities.
The Tsarnaev brothers used the same weapon during the marathon bombings.
Tonight in an OutFront Investigation, our David Mattingly learns just how easy it is to build and detonate one of these deadly weapons.
Joe Manchin, a Democrat and Pat Toomey, a Republican, announced Wednesday a deal to expand background checks for virtually all gun sales, including gun shows and internet sales.
Erin Burnett asks whether today's breakthrough really all that? If you take a step back from the debate and the noise, there are a lot of gun laws in this country.
Some people have said it's as high as 20,000. So is one more law – really the answer?
John Johns has an Out Front investigation.
CNN has obtained internal FBI reports that show misconduct and illegal activity within the governmental agency.
Our Drew Griffin discovered details of listening devices in superiors' office, and naked photos being sent among co-workers. It all sounds a lot more like a Hollywood movie plot than the inner workings of one of the most respected federal agencies.
CNN's Drew Griffin has the exclusive report OutFront.
President Obama was in Las Vegas Tuesday to push for comprehensive immigration reform. The president said he is encouraged that a bipartisan consensus is taking shape in Congress that would provide a path to citizenship, streamline legal immigration, and crack down on illegal immigrants.
He asserted that America's borders have become more secure during his first term.
"We strengthened security at the borders so that we could finally stem the tide of illegal immigrants." Obama said, "We put more boots on the ground on the southern border than at any time in our history. And today, illegal crossings are down nearly 80% from their peak in 2000."
While the number of illegals apprehended crossing in from Mexico has plunged, many people who live and work along the border say the president's rosy picture just doesn't add up.
CNN's Casey Wian is in the small border town of Naco, Arizona, with this OutFront investigation.
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