Congress has less than two weeks to extend a federal funding deadline, but lawmakers are arguing over whether the White House will really spend the money they approve.

A government shutdown has never happened during tax season, creating a new set of concerns as the funding deadline nears.

Negotiations to avoid a federal government shutdown before a March 14 deadline have not been going well. Here's a look at where things stand.

Federal funding dries up at the end of the day on March 14. Lawmakers acknowledge that passing full appropriations bills are unlikely given the time crunch, and they are preparing a funding extension known as a continuing resolution, referred to in Washington as a CR, in the hopes of buying more time.

As a funding deadline looms, the Democrats say Congress has ceded too much power to the president on spending and tariffs.

Government shutdown looms as funding deadline nears

With exactly two weeks until the federal government shuts down, lawmakers are running out of time to craft a government spending package and are scrambling to produce a temporary funding extension. The stopgap,