Matthew Kenney

Jul 17, 2024 | jinsa.org | Matthew Kenney

| Share: The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) remains must-pass legislation for Congress each year due to its importance in both framing U.S. national security policy across a broad spectrum of issues on a bipartisan basis and enabling effective congressional oversight of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). After lengthy debate, the House of Representatives passed their version of the NDAA in a vote of 217-199 on June 14.

May 25, 2024 | tucson.com | Matthew Kenney

The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:Every election cycle, over 100 government agencies across the state of Arizona work together to recruit and train thousands of poll workers and election officials. These members of our community dutifully learn how to set up and manage the thousands of voting locations across our diverse state, ensuring that elections are conducted according to our state’s rules and regulations.

May 8, 2024 | jinsa.org | Matthew Kenney |Zac Schildcrout

| Share: According to multiple media reports, the Biden administration has made a deliberate decision to pause certain U.S. arms shipments to Israel. This move is apparently meant to send a message of U.S. disapproval of Israel’s plan to conduct major combat operations in Rafah and to pressure a change in Israeli policy.

May 8, 2024 | jinsa.org | Matthew Kenney |Zac Schildcrout

| Share: In an unprecedented move to undermine a vital U.S. partner, President Joe Biden told CNN’s Erin Burnett in a clip that aired May 8 that if Israel goes into Rafah, beyond its current operations, the United States will not provide offensive weapons to Israel such as bombs and artillery shells.

Apr 26, 2024 | jinsa.org | Matthew Kenney |Gabriel Noronha

| Share: Following Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023, President Biden requested that Congress provide emergency supplemental funding for Israel as part of a broader security package that also included assistance for Ukraine and Taiwan. An intense debate ensued between Democrats and Republicans over the past six months over whether this aid should be packaged together or whether measures to address U.S. border security should also be included.