This Morning from CBS News, April 25, 2016
Gangin' up
The drama surrounding the Republican presidential contest has reached a fever pitch, with Donald Trump insinuating he's not interested in pursuing the nomination if there is an open convention -- and his rivals announcing that they're teaming up to force just that outcome.
Being presidential
Donald Trump's top aides have been going to great lengths in recent weeks to convince GOP stalwarts that the billionaire Republican front-runner can and will morph into something more "presidential." But there are always inherent risks associated with a complete makeover.
Do your job
The American public has a low opinion of Congress; only 14 percent think it's doing a good job. But Congress has excelled in one way: Raising money. Members of Congress raised more than a billion dollars for their 2014 election. And they never stop. But is the need to raise funds turning lawmakers in to telemarketers, and keeping them from the work they were elected to do?
U.S. vs. ISIS
President Obama has officially expanded the U.S. role in the fight against ISIS, sending hundreds more American troops into Syria. The White House insists the additional U.S. forces in the war-torn country will not be in combat, but he admits they will be in harm's way.
Suicide attack
More than a dozen people have been killed by a suicide blast in a Shiite enclave south of the Syrian capital. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack yet, but it hit an area where ISIS has killed hundreds of people in recent months.
1,000% loans
In one remote corner of the financial industry, millions of Americans are borrowing money at interest rates that can top 1,000 percent. Welcome to the predatory world of payday lending, where unwitting customers often find themselves mired in debt they can never escape.
Waste not
Starbucks recently announced a plan to donate 100 percent of its unsold food to charity within five years. The federal government believes 30 to 40 percent of the nation's food supply is wasted every year. "CBS This Morning" gets a look at how the coffee giant is tackling the problem.
Hollywood talk
HBO's hit drama "Game of Thrones" may be pure fantasy, but the languages some of the characters speak are not. The show has a fully functional grammar system, phonology and lexicon. Meet the linguistics scholar who's inventing new languages for Hollywood.
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