Republicans adopt new platform that softens abortion stance

Republican delegates adopted Monday a platform that softens the party's position on abortion and gay marriage, on the first day of their national convention.

The platform, titled "America First: A Return to Common Sense," was presented at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where former president Donald Trump was officially anointed the Republican presidential nominee.

It notably drops a call for a national ban on abortion as advocated by staunch anti-abortion activists...