Joe Biden on crime: ‘The answer is not to defund the police’ – as it happened

• President meets New York City mayor Eric Adams to discuss crime
• Islamic State leader killed during raid by US special forces in Syria
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House speaker Nancy Pelosi applauded Joe Biden for overseeing the US military operation that resulted in the death of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi.

Last night, America delivered justice to the leader of ISIS and struck a serious blow to this terrorist group," Pelosi said in a statement.