Trump pushes new GOP platform softening party’s positions on abortion, same-sex marriage
At the urging of former President Donald Trump and his allies, the national Republican Party is set to abandon a decades-long push for a federal abortion ban and soften the stance on same-sex marriage in its platform, according to changes made in its draft policy platform passed Monday morning ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
The GOP’s new draft party platform, which still must get approval from the full Republican National Committee, came after…