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Many members of Congress say they feel pressured to spend hours every day cold-calling donors for campaign contributions

On Sunday's "60 Minutes," Norah O'Donnell took us inside the fundraising practices of sitting members of Congress. Many say they feel pressured to spend hours every day cold-calling donors for campaign contributions. Florida Republican Congressman David Jolly, who introduced legislation in January that would make it illegal for federal officials to directly solicit campaign funds, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss why he thinks the obligations cheat tax payers.

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Reihan Salam of the National Review, Ed O'Keefe of the Washington Post, Ezra Klein of Vox.com, and CBS News Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes discuss the electability of Republican front-runner Donald Trump

Reihan Salam of the National Review, Ed O'Keefe of the Washington Post, Ezra Klein of Vox.com, and CBS News Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes discuss the electability of Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Will the billionaire leading the delegate count convince the GOP he is ready for the Oval Office?

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More than fifty years before there was a 'Never Trump' movement, there was 'Stop Goldwater.' That movement was made up of moderate Republicans trying to keep Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater from winning their party's nomination

More than fifty years before there was a 'Never Trump' movement, there was 'Stop Goldwater.' That movement was made up of moderate Republicans trying to keep Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater from winning their party's nomination. It was precisely Goldwater's outspoken, politically-incorrect style that appealed to so many voters. Sound familiar? Goldwater triumphed at the convention but was clobbered in the general election. When it comes to stopping GOP frontrunners, only time will tell if history repeats itself.

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The presidential candidates are setting their sights on Tuesday's primary in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island

The presidential candidates are setting their sights on Tuesday's primary in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. And ahead of the contests in those states, Donald Trump altered his stance on the North Carolina bathroom law saying that the issue should be left to the states. Caitlyn Huey-Burns with Real Clear Politics, joins CBSN to discuss.

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Hillary Clinton's camp believes her New York primary win puts the Democratic front-runner well on her way to securing the party's presidential nomination

Hillary Clinton's camp believes her New York primary win puts the Democratic front-runner well on her way to securing the party's presidential nomination. But Bernie Sanders remains defiant, insisting he still has a path to the nomination. Campaign director for the Center for American Progress Action Fund and Democratic strategist Emily Tisch Sussman joins CBSN with more.

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