New: Why Biden decided to speak out on campus protests after days of silence

Asked his team to start a draft Weds & made final decision to deliver it this morning, after making revisions

Increased violence in last 48 hours played a role

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'Dissent is essential to democracy but dissent must never lead to disorder or to deny the rights of others so students can finish a semester or finish their college education,' President Biden says. nbcnews.app.link/33ORCBU1gJb

Reporter: Have the campus protests forced you to reconsider any of the policies with regard to the region?

President Biden: 'No.'

Reporter: Do you think the National Guard should intervene?

President Biden: 'No.'

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NEW: President Biden says “order must prevail” amid protests at college campuses across the U.S.

“It needs to be done without violence, without distraction, without hating and within the law,” Biden said. nbcnews.com/politics/white…

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Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide
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Our TODAY spot this morning.

.@potus tells Howard Stern that he will debate Donald Trump:

“I don’t know when,” Biden said. “I’m happy to debate him.”

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York appeals court nbcnews.com/news/us-news/h…

Foreign aid passes: How the delay in funding affected Ukraine and Israel wars - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=06BJtC…

ICYMI: filled in on ⁦Meet the Press⁩ NOW today

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Biden to speak at Morehouse College commencement nbcnews.com/politics/joe-b…

.President Biden arrives in the Oval Office with Bernie Sanders & Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

A source with direct knowledge of the situation tells NBC News that David Pecker will be the first witness for the prosecution beginning today. - Adam Reiss

We are aware of reports claiming that the United States conducted airstrikes in Iraq today. Those reports are not true. The United States has not conducted air strikes in Iraq today.

Iranian foreign minister says it will not escalate conflict and mocks Israeli weapons as ‘toys that our children play with’ nbcnews.com/news/world/ira…

DEVELOPING: Israel carried out an operation tonight in Iran, a person familiar with the situation tells NBC News. nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…

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Former Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, the independent candidate’s nephew, said in an exclusive interview with Kelly O'Donnell that he believes his uncle’s “candidacy poses a threat to the country that I love and the values that I hold.”

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