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On behalf of the American people, I would like to wish all Muslims a joyful Ramadan. During this month of fasting from dawn to dusk, many Muslims in America and around the world will find meaning and inspiration in acts of charity and meditation that strengthen our communities. At its core, the spirit of Ramadan strengthens awareness of our shared obligation to reject violence, to pursue peace, and to give to those in need who are suffering from poverty or conflict. This year, the holiday begins as the world mourns the innocent victims of barbaric terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom and Egypt, acts of depravity that are directly contrary to the spirit of Ramadan. Such acts only steel our resolve to defeat the terrorists and their perverted ideology. On my recent visit to Saudi Arabia, I had the honor of meeting with the leaders of more than 50 Muslim nations. There, in the land of the two holiest sites in the Muslim world, we gathered to deliver together an emphatic message of partnership for the sake of peace, security, and prosperity for our countries and for the world. I reiterate my message delivered in Riyadh: America will always stand with our partners against terrorism and the ideology that fuels it. During this month of Ramadan, let us be resolved to spare no measure so that we may ensure that future generations will be free of this scourge and able to worship and commune in peace. I extend my best wishes to Muslims everywhere for a blessed month as you observe the Ramadan traditions of charity, fasting, and prayer. May God bless you and your families.

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Donald Trump would resign before Congress is able impeach him, a senior US representative has said, as pressure mounts over his team's alleged links to Russia.

Jackie Speier, who sits on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said attempts by the President to pardon members of his family or fire the man appointed to investigate Russian meddling in last years presidential election could trigger an impeachment vote.

I have always thought that he was never going to fulfil his full term, she said.

I am more convinced that he will leave before any impeachment would take place.

On Friday it emerged that the special counsel appointed to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 vote, Robert Mueller, was using a grand jury suggesting his probe was entering a new, more serious, phase.

The move piled further pressure on the President, whose seven months in office have been dogged by accusations that his team worked with Russia to swing the vote.

Speaking on Radio 4s Today programme, Ms Speier said: I do think the potential for the House to start to think in terms of impeachment is not outside the realm of possibility.

It is not something that would be happening any time soon but if the President were to act precipitously at any of these situations, pardoning his family members, taking actions to try and get rid of Mr Mueller, I think those would be tipping points and could end up in the House calling forimpeachment.

Democrat files first articles of impeachment against Donald Trump

In order for Mr Trump to be impeached, a simple majority (50 per cent plus one representative) is needed in the House.

A trial would then take place in the Senate, where a two-thirds vote is needed to remove him from office.

Ms Speier said the current makeup of the House of Representatives meant only 24 Republicans were needed to join with Democrats in order to pass an impeachment vote.

Describing the similarities between the Mr Trump and Richard Nixon, who resigned following attempts to impeach him, as stark, she said the investigation into the incumbent president could get very muddy very quickly, adding: You cant make this up, that is what is so mind boggling.

MrMuellerwas appointed special counsel in May by the justice department following the firing by Mr Trump of FBI director James Comey.

He has since assembled a team of more than a dozen investigators, including current and former justice department prosecutors with experience in international bribery, organised crime and financial fraud.

News of the grand jury came as senators introduced two bills aimed at protecting MrMuellerfrom being fired by Mr Trump, with both parties signalling resistance to any White House effort to derail the investigation into Russian meddling in last year's election.

Mr Trump's defence team has been looking into potential conflicts of interest among members of Mr Mueller's team, such as past political contributions to Democrats including Hillary Clinton.

Mr Trump has warned that any effort by Mr Mueller to look into his finances would fall outside the scope of Mr Mueller's appointment.

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By Washington bureau chief Zoe Daniel, Roscoe Whalan and staff

Updated August 03, 2017 14:41:38

The White House has unveiled a new immigration plan based in part on the Australian model, but the press conference descended into acrimony as senior White House adviser Stephen Miller traded barbs with a CNN reporter.

The bill, called the Raise Act, would overhaul the rules for legal immigration, focusing on skilled immigrants and cutting overall numbers by 50 per cent over the next 10 years.

President Donald Trump introduced the plan alongside two Republican senators in the White House, with officials saying the plan was based in part on the Australian and Canadian immigration models.

"The competitive application process will favour applicants who can speak English, financially support themselves and their families, and demonstrate skills that will contribute to our economy," Mr Trump said.

"The Raise Act prevents new migrants and new immigrants from collecting welfare, and protects US workers from being displaced".

The bill faces a difficult passage through Congress, with Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying the proposal "doesn't make much sense".

When the ABC asked Mr Miller which parts of the Australian policy were being adopted, Mr Miller replied: "We looked at the Australian system, the Canadian system, we took things we liked, we added things that made sense for America where we are as a country right now".

"One of the things that I think is most compelling about the Australian system is the efforts to make sure that immigrants are self-sufficient, and make sure they're able to pay for their own health care and things of that nature, and that's certainly one of the things we took from that.

"Obviously the points-based system that Canada has, has a lot to recommend it and actually we took that and we added things that were all new to it and were released today and that make sure we have a highly competitive application process."

While taking questions from the press about the new bill, Mr Miller found himself in a verbal battle with CNN reporter Jim Acosta, who said restricting immigration to people who could already speak English was an unfair requirement.

Mr Miller took particular umbrage to Acosta's suggestion that the bill may effectively restrict access to "people from Great Britain and Australia".

"Jim, I am shocked at your statement," Mr Miller said.

"That you think that only people from Great Britain and Australia would know English, it reveals your cosmopolitan bias to a shocking degree.

Acosta then told Mr Miller the plan "sounds like you're trying to engineer a racial and ethnic flow of people into this country", which provoked an equally passionate response.

"Jim, that is one of the most outrageous, insulting, ignorant and foolish things you've ever said," Mr Miller said. "The notion that you think this is a racist bill is so wrong and so insulting."

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For any normal president, those numbers -- especially this early in his time in office -- would be cause for total and complete panic.

For Trump, they're just more of the same.

How? Because Hillary Clinton's numbers on the "honest and trustworthy" question -- 36% said she was/61% said she was not -- weren't much better. In fact, one in five voters who said that Trump was neither honest nor trustworthy voted for him! Of the three in 10 voters who said neither candidate was honest, Trump beat Clinton 43% to 40%.

Some -- Trump's base -- believed that he was telling the truth in spite of all of those numbers. That if the media said he was lying, he must be telling the truth.

But there were also a large number of Trump voters who knew he was lying and misleading at a record rate and just didn't care. Or, to put a finer point on it: They didn't care about Trump's lies as much as they cared about throwing out the status quo and electing someone they thought would be a change agent.

In other words: It was always a relatively small faction of Trump voters who chose him because they believed he was a truth-teller. Most Trump voters made peace with the fact he often exaggerated and straight-out lied because, well, all politicians lie. And at least Trump was brazen about it.

And yet, Trump's numbers on being honest and trustworthy are basically the same as they have always been: Bad but with no obvious downward plunge.

What that suggests to me is that drawing conclusions about Trump's political future based on how few people trust him may miss the mark.

A better potential measure? How people view his management of the country. After all, the basic conceit of Trump's campaign was that the people running the government were dumb and bad. And that he was smart and good. Elect him President and he would, to borrow a phrase, make America great again.

In November 2016, a week after the election, 50% of people said they believed Trump could "manage the government effectively." In the new CNN poll. just 36% say he is an effective manager.

That number is where Trump's real political peril, ahem, lies.

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