White House urges Congress to stop blocking Guantanamo closure

The U.S. Congress should remove obstacles it has imposed to closing the Guantanamo Bay prison, the White House said on Thursday, even as the House of Representatives' top Republican voiced support for keeping prisoners at the military facility in Cuba. Earlier on Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan said prisoners at the facility should remain there even as the White House has said it could consider executive action. White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at a daily briefing that Ryan's